Elections: Enugu Police command gets personnel re-enforcement from Abuja

The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Balarabe Suleiman, says the command has received re-enforcement of personnel from Police Headquarters, Abuja, ahead of Saturday’s elections. Suleiman told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Thursday, that the additional personnel from Abuja, who “just arrived’’ comprised top officers as well as middle and low rank officers. He said that every personnel of the command was involved in the elections and had remained at the locations they were deployed before rescheduling of last Saturday’s polls. “The command’s security arrangement has been intact and has even improved on by the acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, through recent deployment of large contingent of police personnel to the state. “For now, we have a very good, large and adequate number of personnel on ground for the elections,’’ he said. Suleiman noted that police, as the lead security agency in elections, was working with other security agencies in the state to provide security during the elections. “We are also working in active synergy with sister security agencies in the state since the police, though the lead security agency, cannot do it alone,’’ he said. The commissioner assured the electorate in the state of adequate security before, during and after the elections. No fewer than 1.7 million eligible voters in the state, who had collected their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), are expected to participate in the elections.