Anambra Governorship Election: Police To Conduct Two – Day Show Of Force

The Nigerian Police Force will be conducting a two-day show of force ahead of the November sixth Anambra State governorship election to warn criminal individuals and groups planning to foment trouble.

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, revealed that thirty-four thousand, five hundred and eighty-seven personnel would be deployed for the Anambra State election following a security threat analysis carried out by the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB).

According to a twenty-five-page document, the personnel would be selected from twenty-seven state police commands, including Anambra State.

Personnel from the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, command and visiting police officers from the IGP’s secretariat, force headquarters, and so on, will also be in the state for the election.

According to the police operation order for Anambra election, the Divisional Police Officers across the state’s land borders such as Ndoni/Ogbaru in Rivers State, Asaba/Ogbaru in Delta State and others are to ensure the lockdown of the borders.

Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorist Unit and military officers would be equally deployed to enforce restrictions of movement along the identified roads throughout the period of the election.

There would also be a show of force on Thursday, November fourth, at about 9:30am, and a repeat of it on Friday, November fifth, at about 8am in all the three senatorial districts of Anambra.