The Adamawa State Police Command has barred all local security outfits, including vigilante groups, hunters, Civilian JTF and other quasi-security organisations from the local government election scheduled for the 21 LGAs of the state this Saturday, June 13.
The command said Thursday that only personnel of the formal security agencies, notably the police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, deployed through the established election security framework would provide security for the election.
The Command which made the announcement through its spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, assured that it has deployed adequate personnel and operational assets across the 21 LGAs to ensure peaceful conduct of the election.
According to Nguroje, the personnel deployment covers all polling units, ward collation centres, and local government collation centres to guarantee the safety of voters, electoral officials and election materials.
“As part of measures aimed at ensuring a secure and orderly electoral process, there shall be a restriction of human and vehicular movement throughout the state from 0600hrs to 1600hrs on election day,” Nguroje added.
He clarified that the restriction does not apply to accredited electoral officials, accredited election observers, media practitioners on election duties, and emergency service providers.
