Nigerians were Tuesday morning divided over the justification for the massive deployment of security officials and equipment to Ekiti State, western Nigeria for the governorship election holding in the state on Saturday.
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, had Monday announced that he was deploying the highest number of policemen and equipment to the state to forestall violence during the election in addition to other security forces that have been sent there.
“Knowing what Ekiti used to be during elections, we have gone a step further to do all the things we are supposed to do in terms of materials and human resources.
“Do not ask the number of personnel I am going to use. In security business, we want to keep that to our chest so that we can do our best. I tell you it is one of the highest number we can ever expect to be deployed to any state that we have seen because we must look at history,” Abubakar said. Read more pmnewsnigeria.com
Ekiti Election: Fears Over Massive Deployment Of Security Personnel
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