2023 General Election: IGP Issues Fresh Orders to Police Commissioners
- Usman Baba has ordered state commissioners of police to fortify the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES)
- The police boss also asked them to engage all stakeholders in evolving strategies for mitigating threats to the 2023 general elections
- Commissioners were ordered to ensure adequate deployment of personnel, assets, and supervisory officers from other security agencies scheduled for election duties
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the inspector-general of police, Usman Baba, has given police commissioners nationwide a specific order.
This part is part of his bid to curb political violence, misinformation, political extremism and other threats to democracy and national security ahead of the 2023 election.
The order is that all Commissioners of Police (CPs) nationwide should activate the Inter-Agency Consultative Committees on Election Security.
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Sun Newspaper reports that this was disclosed by the Force's public relations officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement.
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Going further, the IG asked the CPs to work in synergy with all members of the committee to address threats of political violence and ensure swift prosecution of violators of extant electoral laws.
PM News added that he also enjoined the CPs to ensure adequate and strategic deployment of officers and assets and coordinate and supervise officers from all security agencies deployed for election duties.
Baba said the action was necessary to fortify all facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), including election materials.
Police arrest ex-convict hours after release from prison in Lagos
In another development, the Lagos state police command disclosed it arrested an ex-convict a few hours after his release from prison.
The arrest of the suspect, identified simply as Yakub Yusuf and aged 23, was made by the Operatives of Rapid Response Squad on Saturday morning, November 12.
Yusuf was nabbed after illegally coming into the Lagos State Fire Service premises to steal valve covers of old fire trucks under repair.
IGP reveals governors sponsoring violence against opponents in their states
Meanwhile, the IGP alleged that some governors were responsible for thugs who disrupt political activities and rallies of opponents in their states.
The police boss said this on Thursday, November 17, while speaking with political parties, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and political parties and other stakeholders in the 2023 election
Source: Legit.ng
