The Police AIG for Zone 8, AIG Asafa Adekunle, has directed a show of force to begin on Thursday in Kwara state in coordination with all sister security organizations in advance of the nation’s general elections on Saturday, 2023.
As the nation moves closer to the general elections, this was one of the tactics used to deter crime and criminality.
Asafa reminded the staff of the IGP’s zero tolerance for indiscipline and added that “the IGP is especially interested in the successful conduct of peaceful, credible, and acceptable general elections.”
Asafa read the riot act to the tactical teams of the police, officers, and men of the Nigerian Police Force in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara state, on Wednesday.
A statement signed by the Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, said that the AIG and the other senior police officers headed straight to INEC headquarters, where a meeting with stakeholders was held and a peace accord signed by the political actors in a bid to ensure peaceful conduct of the election in Kwara State.
The statement read, “The team moved straight from the INEC office to the police headquarters, where the heads of all the tactical teams in the command were already seated and waiting for the AIG and his team.”
“AIG Asafa Adekunle read the riot act to the tactical teams while delivering the message of the Inspector General of Police to the men, noting that the IGP has zero tolerance for indiscipline by any policeman and he is especially interested in the successful conduct of a peaceful, credible, and acceptable election.
“The AIG advised the team leaders to ensure that every policeman deployed for election duty must take his duties seriously, emphasizing that any act of dereliction on the part of any policeman during the elections would be met with stiff sanctions.” He told the officers of the effort the IGP has exerted to ensure that officers and men’s welfare gets to them fully before the elections. As such, there can be no room for failure.
“The Commissioner of Police Kwara State, CP Paul Odam, and CP Arungwa Kwazul, in their separate remarks, harped on the need for a sense of unity and teamwork by officers and men of the command if the desired goal must be achieved.
AIG Asafa Adekunle enjoined the citizens and residents of Kwara State to rest assured of their safety and security before, during, and after the election, while also advising members of the public to shun any act of lawlessness, as any person arrested for any criminal activities would be made to face the full wrath of the law.
