The Rivers State Police Command has defined that it deployed operatives to the State Electoral Fee (SIEC) workplace to forestall an tried arson assault by hoodlums.
In keeping with Grace Iringe-Koko, Superintendent of Police and Public Relations Officer, the police obtained intelligence experiences that hoodlums deliberate to set the RSIEC workplace ablaze. In response, police personnel had been instantly deployed on Thursday evening to safe the ability.
Iringe-Koko famous that originally, policemen from the State Authorities Home had been deployed to the RSIEC workplace however had been withdrawn following a courtroom order barring police participation within the electoral course of.
“The eye of the Rivers State Police Command has been drawn to allegations by Governor Siminalaiyi Fubara that cops had been on the RSIEC workplace to cart away delicate electoral supplies,” she stated. “Nonetheless, our deployment was a response to credible intelligence on deliberate arson assaults.”
Iringe-Koko emphasised that police personnel won’t take part within the polls and urged residents to behave throughout the regulation.
“The Rivers State Police Command stays dedicated to sustaining peace and order. We’ll do every little thing attainable to make sure public security,” she acknowledged.