Few hours to the governorship election in Edo State, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has warned that the Force would take decisive action against those who may want to engage in criminal acts.
In a statement signed by the Force Spokesman, Frank Mba, on Thursday, the IGP ordered the restriction of vehicular movement from 11:59 pm on Friday, September 18 – 6pm on Saturday, September 19, 2020.
This, according to him, is to prevent the free flow, circulation and use of illicit arms and hard drugs and checkmate the movement of political thugs and touts and other criminally-minded individuals especially from contiguous States from hijacking and disrupting the electoral processes.
He, therefore, enjoined citizens to go out en-masse on the day of the election and vote, noting that the Police and other security agencies have been sufficiently mobilized to provide a safe, secure and conducive environment for the election.
He however warned that the Force will not sit idly-by and watch citizens who may want to engage in any criminal act – violent and destructive acts, snatching of ballot boxes, vote buying, vote selling, hate speeches, and other act(s) capable of compromising the electoral processes.
