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Forward of the Ondo State governorship election on November 16, the Nigeria Police Pressure has introduced the deployment of a considerable safety group to make sure a protected and orderly electoral course of. The deployment will embrace 12,500 typical police personnel and 400 members of specialised tactical items. The police have dedicated to a sturdy safety presence throughout Ondo’s 18 native authorities areas, as detailed in a directive from Assistant Inspector Basic (AIG) Suleiman A. Yusuf, signed on behalf of the Deputy Inspector Basic (DIG) for Operations.
The incumbent, Governor Fortunate Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is looking for a full time period in workplace, dealing with competitors from former Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) and 15 different candidates.
AIG Yusuf’s letter, dated November 7, 2024, directed the mobilization of personnel and sources from numerous instructions nationwide, emphasizing the necessity for strict adherence to assigned personnel counts and verification of bodily presence. The Inspector Basic of Police instructed particular timelines for unit actions to Akure, with specialised items scheduled to reach between November 11 and 13. These items embrace the Particular Intervention Squad (SIS), Police Cell Pressure (PMF), Particular Safety Unit (SPU), Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU), Intelligence Response Group (IRT), Particular Tactical Squad (STS), and Tactical Intelligence Unit (TIU).
The police pressure’s preparations embrace 110 autos equivalent to 12 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), gun vans, water cannons, patrol autos, and ambulances, in addition to one helicopter and two drones for aerial surveillance. Twenty gunboats with 80 personnel have been assigned to safe riverine areas. To additional improve safety, aerial and maritime patrols are deliberate to cowl the state’s central, northern, and southern senatorial districts.
Consistent with latest restrictions, the Inspector Basic of Police has prohibited native safety outfits, together with the Western Nigeria Safety Community, generally known as Amotekun, and Vigilante Corps, from collaborating in election-related safety operations.
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