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As a result of the governorship election in Ekiti State which holds tomorrow, 18th June, 2022, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has announced the restriction of movement from 12am to 6pm on Saturday.
The announcement was made through the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force (CID) and Coordinating DIG for Southwest, DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, who incidentally, is the election Security Commander for the Ekiti State gubernatorial election.
He explained that the Nigeria Police Force has mobilized all necessary assets in partnership with other security agencies to provide adequate security and ensure free, fair and credible election.
The Inspector General of Police equally, ordered the restriction of vehicular movements within the State particularly along the entry and exit points to Ekiti State with effect from 12:00am of Saturday 18th June, 2022 to 6:00pm of the same date.
To this end, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the military as well as other security agencies have been deployed across the State borders to enforce the restriction order to the later and ensure criminal minded individuals do not infiltrate into the State and cause mayhem during, before and after the election.
However, the IGP has assured the public of the Force’s readiness to perform its statutory duty of protection of lives and properties of law abiding citizens of Ekiti State State throughout the period of the election and beyond while calling on everyone to support and cooperate with the operatives deployed.
He admonished members of the public to promptly report any suspicious person or group of persons to the nearest Police Station or call the following numbers: Joint Situation Room: 09021198809/07059119144 and the Control Room: 08062335577
