Police deploys 5, 000 for polls in Bauchi, bars hunters, vigilante

The Bauchi state Police Command has barred all quasi – security agencies, vigilante groups and hunters from the election, declaring that only statutory security agencies recognized by law will be allowed to provide security during the election.

Commissioner of Police in the state, Ali Aji Janga made this known on Friday while briefing journalists on the command’s preparedness towards the gubernatorial and state assembly elections in his office.

He said important personalities and politicians are barred from going to any polling unit with security details as well as moving from one polling unit to another on the day of the election.

CP Ali Janga assured members of the public that the police have put in place adequate security measures and level playing ground for all political parties for the smooth conduct of the exercise.

On the allegation that the police in collaboration with the government is planning to put the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under house arrest, the commissioner said described the allegation as mere allegation.

“The police cannot just make arrest without the person committing any offence. We make arrest based on what you have done. If we do not find you wanting, we release you to go on bail. But, how can you arrest a candidate? For what? What has he done?

“You press, have they ever arrested any candidate here in Bauchi? We can’t arrest anybody and nobody is planning to arrest anybody. So, these are mere allegation that cannot even be proved” he asked. ‎

The police boss urged parents, traditional rulers, religious and opinion leaders as well as guardians to prevail on their children and subjects not to allow themselves to be used to cause disturbance before, during and after the elections as anybody arrested in the act will face the full wrath of the law.