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Police order nationwide restriction of vehicular movement for Saturday's elections in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday ordered restriction of vehicular movement from 6am to 6pm on Saturday as part of security measures towards a violent free and fair elections.
Nigeria’s presidential and National Assembly elections hold on Saturday, February 16.
Police Spokesperson, Mr Frank Mba, announced on Thursday in Abuja that the restriction would assist the security agencies to effectively police the electoral process and prevent criminally-minded elements from disrupting the electoral process.
Mr Mba said the IGP urged the citizens to go out en-masse on the day of the election to exercise their franchise without any fear or apprehension.
He said the Police Force regrets the inconveniences the restriction would cause the citizens.
According to Mba, “the IGP warns that the force will deal decisively with any individual(s) or group(s) that will want to test our common will in our resolve to ensure a peaceful election.
He enjoined the electorate to shun vote buying, vote selling, hate speeches, fake news, snatching of ballot boxes and other act(s) capable of truncating people’s will, and warned that the force would not hesitate to bring to bear the full weight of the law on anyone who engages in any crime during the elections.”
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Nigeria’s presidential and National Assembly elections hold on Saturday, February 16.
Police Spokesperson, Mr Frank Mba, announced on Thursday in Abuja that the restriction would assist the security agencies to effectively police the electoral process and prevent criminally-minded elements from disrupting the electoral process.
Mr Mba said the IGP urged the citizens to go out en-masse on the day of the election to exercise their franchise without any fear or apprehension.
He said the Police Force regrets the inconveniences the restriction would cause the citizens.
According to Mba, “the IGP warns that the force will deal decisively with any individual(s) or group(s) that will want to test our common will in our resolve to ensure a peaceful election.
He enjoined the electorate to shun vote buying, vote selling, hate speeches, fake news, snatching of ballot boxes and other act(s) capable of truncating people’s will, and warned that the force would not hesitate to bring to bear the full weight of the law on anyone who engages in any crime during the elections.”
-0- PANA MON/VAO 14Feb2019
