The Nigeria Police on Wednesday said they have deployed Marine Boats in conjunction with the Nigerian Navy to man the riverine areas of the state before, during and after the governorship election of Saturday, September 10th, 2016.
This was disclosed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, in charge of operations, Mr. Joshak Habila, who was deployed by the Inspector General of Police to supervise the election.
He said the Police and other sister agencies will not compromise the sanctity of the election, and therefore warned any trouble makers to steer clear of any polling booth.
The DIG, Operations said his men, in collaboration with the Nigerian Navy, have effectively been trained to monitor the waterways across the state.
He said their concern is to ensure that the election is free, fair, credible and conclusive and also to ensure that the voters are safe before, during and after the election.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has temporarily relocated its headquarters to Edo state ahead of the September 10 Governorship Election.
This was disclosed by the National Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu at the stakeholders meeting held at SIO Events Centre, Benin city.
He said the personnel have been trained to adequately handle election matters, same he said of its ad-hoc staff, adding that the Police has already deployed their Operatives to all their offices across the state.
