Governorship Election: Nigeria Police deploy AIGs to Rivers, Akwa Ibom, other flashpoints

The Nigeria Police on Thursday deployed
senior police officers to oversee
governorship and state assembly elections
in states considered as the likely flashpoints
on Saturday.
Assistant Inspectors General of Police will
supervise elections in 16 states, including
Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Lagos States, and other
potentially troubled spots, a statement from
the force said Thursday.
Elections in four other states, including
Ekiti, Anambra and Osun, will be overseen
by Commissioners of Police.
In addition, a Commissioner of Police has
been deployed to command each Senatorial
Zones in Gombe, Bauchi, Imo, Akwa Ibom,
Lagos, Benue, Edo, Plateau and Sokoto
states, the statement by police spokesperson,
Emmanuel Ojukwu, said.
In Rivers State, the Special Units of the
Nigeria Police Force have been deployed to
address security concerns.
The units are the 32 Units of Police Mobile
Force, 4 Units of Counter terrorism Units, 4
Units of Special Protection Units and six
Crack Teams of Detectives from Force
Criminal Investigation Department and
complements of Intelligence officers.
The police had earlier deployed six Deputy
Inspector Generals of police to the six
geopolitical zones in Nigeria to coordinate
election activities.
Opposition candidates in several states,
including Akwa Ibom and Rivers, had
demanded the redeployment of
Commissioners of Police in their states,
accusing them of colluding with the ruling
parties to rig the March 28 presidential
election.