Four commissioners of Police have been deployed to Delta State, ahead of Saturday 25th February Presidential and National Assembly elections and March 11th state elections, the Delta State Police Command said in a statement.
According to the statement released by DSP Bright Edafe, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, the four commissioners of Police which were approved by the Inspector General of Police IGP Alkali Baba Usman are;
CP John Babangida posted as election CP Delta State Command,
CP Mamman U. Sanda to Delta North,
CP Zachariah Fera to Delta South,
CP Adebola Hamzat to Delta Central.
The command in synergy with other sister agencies has deployed massively personnel across the state, all polling units, RACs, collation centres, and INEC offices to ensure a hitch and also protect the electorates and INEC officials. Marine Police have equally been deployed to the waterways to ensure that that area to is peaceful during the election.
There will be a restriction of vehicular movement from 0000hours to 1800 hours on 25/02/2023 and 11/03/2023, only officials on emergency and essential duties which includes accredited election monitors and observers will be allowed passage during this time.
While regretting the inconveniences this will cause, members of the public are therefore advised to adhere to this instruction as anyone found wanting will be made to face the full wrath of the law. The ban on VIP escorts during the election still stands.
They are therefore advised not to move with their security details on Election Day, and any officer found wanting will be arrested and sanctioned accordingly.
The CP Election Delta Command also advises all non-state actors (vigilante, anti-cult volunteers, hunters etc.) that they will not be playing any role whatsoever during the elections, so they are to steer clear of the polling units and the entire election process, as any of them found meddling in the election process will be decisively dealt with.
While wishing residents in the State a hitch-free election wishes to state that the success of this election, to a large extent, lies on how the electorate conducts themselves in accordance with all the extant laws, he, therefore, urge all residents to be law-abiding and rest assured that the Command will not compromise in carrying out its primary responsibility of ensuring the protection of life and property, as well as preservation of public tranquillity before, during, and after the elections.
The following dedicated phone lines are available to the public to reach the command, as a quick response contact for any complaint or distress situation during the election exercise:
CONTROL ROOM NUMBERS:
- 08036684974
- 08125958005
- 09053872287