* Warns evil doers to steer clear
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has disclosed that he will deploy 34,587 officers and men for the November 6, 2021 governorship election in Anambra State, to ensure violence-free exercise.
He cautioned hoodlums and political gladiators who would want to use undemocratic and illegal means to achieve their aspirations to perish the thought and steer clear from the State in their own interest.
The IGP stated this in Abuja while addressing Commissioners of Police (CPs) and senior officers, saying the deployments would comprise conventional police officers, Police Mobile Force, the Counter-Terrorism Unit, Special Forces, Explosive Ordinance Unit, Force Intelligence Bureau, INTERPOL, Special Protection Unit and the medical team, among others.
He added that the deployments would also include three helicopters for aerial surveillance as well as detachments of Marine Police operatives to ensure safe, secure, and credible election in the state.
According to him, the police have also put in place adequate forward and reverse logistics arrangements for a seamless police operation in the state.
He noted that the deployment followed the outcome of the election security threat analysis conducted by the Force Intelligence Bureau ahead of the gubernatorial election in the State.