Polls: Intense Security Cover For Rivers …As IG Redeploys DIGs, AIGs, Cps …Ogunshakin Takes Charge In Rivers

President Goodluck Jonathan signing the condolence register, during his visit to the late Senior Special Assistant to the President on Research and Documentation, Mr Oronto Douglas’ family in Abuja, yesterday. Behind the President is the Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Ima Niboro.

The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has assured every adult of voting age of maximum protection during the April 11 gubernatorial election in the state.
Peterside gave the assurance in Abuloma during a town hall meeting, where he told the people to take solace in the fact that all forms of persecution, intimidation and threat to their lives will soon be a thing of the past because Nigeria has changed for the better.
He said that those who unleashed violence and mayhem on the people of Rivers State during the March 28 Presidential and National Assembly elections are already aware of a new Nigeria that abhors lawlessness and impunity.
The APC governorship candidate, therefore, called on the people to come out and participate fully in the all-important process of electing the next governor of the state come, Saturday.
His words: “I am sure everybody remembered what happened on March 28. They used the army, police, SSS and militants, seized result sheets and hijacked ballot boxes. They also arrested many people all to favour PDP.
“But God had a different plan. Despite the intimidation and stuffing of ballot boxes, God said it was not time for Goodluck Jonathan to continue in office. God said he wanted Buhari; can any of us challenge God?
“After that election, the spirit of Commander-in-Chief changed. Everybody now looks forward to a new Commander-in-Chief, a new person who will command the Army, Navy, Air force, SSS and Police. If anybody today calls the Army and gives instructions to intimidate innocent people, there are chances that they will not obey because if they obey, in two months’ time, they will answer questions.
“If anybody calls the police now to arrest you unjustly, the police will not obey because they know that there will be consequences in two months. This is so because we have a new president who will protect every Nigerian. So, be rest assured that nobody can harass or intimidate you again.
“Therefore, the first assurance I want to give you today is that for the election of Saturday, April 11, there will be adequate security, nobody can harass you. There will be enough soldiers, SSS and police protecting you so that you can cast your votes,” Peterside added.
In addition to the deployment of six Deputy Inspectors-General of Police to coordinate police activities in the six geo-political zones, the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba has also deployed Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to supervise the April 11th 2015 gubernatorial elections in the states.
The AIGs will supervise Abia with AIG Usman A. Gwary in charge, AIG Olufemi Adenaike for Kwara, AIG Mbu J. Mbu for Ogun, and AIG Patrick Dey Dokumor for Kaduna.
The deployment also saw AIG Tambari Y. Muhammed to take charge of Jigawa, AIG
Mohammed Jinjiri Abubakar taking command in Gombe, AIG Ikemefuma R. Okoye for Oyo, AIG Tunde Ogunsakin in charge in Rivers, AIG Jubril O. Adeniji for Bauchi, and AIG
Yerima Irimiya for Imo.
Others are AIG Baba Adisa Bolanta for Akwa Ibom, AIG Lawal Tanko for Lagos, AIG Ballah M. Nasarawa for Benue, AIG Musa Abdulsalam Daura for Edo, and AIG Aderele T. Shinaba for Plateau, as well as AIG Bala A. Hassan for Sokoto.
Similarly, some Commissioners of Police were deployed for election duties to Anambra with CP Sam Okaula in charge, Ekiti, where CP E. J. Ibine is taking charge, Enugu with CP Adamu Mohammed in command, and Osun with CP Valentine Ntomchukwu, in charge.
Also, the IGP has deployed a Commissioner of Police to command each of the Senatorial Zones of the following States; Gombe, Bauchi, Imo, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Benue, Edo, Plateau and Sokoto.
For Rivers State, the following Special Units of the Nigeria Police Force have been deployed to address security concerns.
These are; 32 Units of Police Mobile Force (PMF), 4 Units of Counter terrorism Units (CTU), 4 Units of Special Protection Units (SPU) and 6 Crack Teams of Detectives from Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) and complements of Intelligence officers.