Kwara: Police suspends vigilante activities till after bye-election

Date: 2018-11-15

Kwara State Police Command has assured the people of the state of its readiness to provide adequate security of lives and property of the populace, particularly people of the Irepodun/Oke Ero/Isin/Ekiti federal constituency before, during and after Saturday's bye-election.

The command also suspended the activities of vigilante groups that have been assisting in the area of intelligence gathering and security till after the election.

In a statement signed on Wednesday by the state's command PPRO, DSP Okesanmi Ajayi, it said the command has finalised all necessary plans to make the election hitch-free and solicited the cooperation of all stakeholders.

"Thuggery, hooliganism, vote buying, destruction/defacing of bill boards and banners will not be tolerated.

"The command is aware of the support and cooperation of members of Vigilante Groups of Nigeria in Kwara, in the area of intelligence gathering and other security assistance, but for the purpose of the forthcoming by-election in the above local government areas, their activities in the affected areas are hereby suspended until the conclusion of the elections.

"Intelligence report available to the Command indicated that VGN uniform will be worn by miscreants to cause security breach during the elections. Any body found adorning that uniform between Friday to Monday will be arrested and prosecuted accordingly," the statement read

The Command therefore assured the people of Kwara state of its capacity to provide security for their lives and property as enshrined in Nigeria's constitution, adding that information about strange movements in their environment should be reported to police.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Salmon Babatunde Salmon     SDP     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Zainab Abass     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     AIT Ilorin     Funmilayo Zubair     Olaitan Buraimoh     Oke Sunna     Tunji Arosanyin     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Ayo Opadokun     Kamoru Kadiri     Aliyu Muyideen     Mustapha Akanbi     Donatus Ejidike     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Edret Sabi Abel     Awili Pedro     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Seni Saraki     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Idris Garuba     Labaeka     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Ayegbeni     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Yomi Adeboye     Baba Issa     Age AbdulKareem     Al-Hikmah Radio     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Idowu Laro     Yaru     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Fatimoh Lawal     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Temi Kolawole     Lanre Badmus     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Maigida     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Yusuf Aiyedun     Rafiu Ajakaye     Fatimah Abdulkadir     Tunji Olawuyi     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     United Nigeria Airline     Oya State     Ayobami Akanbi     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Omotoso Musa     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Magaji Are     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Revenue Court     Sheikh Ariyibi     NURTW     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Mashood Dauda     Nnazua     Amos Sayo     Oniwasi Agbaye     Kale Bayero     Kwara Liberation Group     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Firdaos Amasa     Aro Yahaya     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Garba Ado Sanni     Arinola Lawal     IsDB     Muazam Nayaya     Obasanjo     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Bello Taoheed Abubakar    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ita-Nmo Market     Noah Yusuf     Amos Sayo     Ramat Oganija     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     MalHub     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Senate Presidency     CCT     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Salihu Yahaya     Kola Adesina     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Basit Olatunji     Henry Makinwa     Teachers Specific Allowance     Usman Alkali Baba     FERMA     Lucky Omoluwa     Jimba Babatunde     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Dorcas Afeniforo     Isau     Demola Banu     JMK Construction Company Limited     Gbemisola Saraki     Bursary     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Sabitiyu Grillo     Al-Hikmah University     Plat Technologies     S.O. Opowoye     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Adamu Atta     Bolaji Gambari     Ayedun     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Alfa Modibo Belgore     NAWOJ     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Wahab Issa     Nupe     Kwara Central     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Age AbdulKareem     KWSUED     Tsaragi     Amos Justus Sayo     Facebook     Kayode Bankole     PPS     Peter Obi     National Party Of Nigeria     Undergraduate Bursary     Edu     Sam Okaula     Binta Sulyman     NTA Ilorin     Minister     Deji Ajani     Kumbi Titiloye     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Olusola Saraki     Charles Ibitoye     Offa     Bamidele Aluko     Ayobami Akanbi     Mohammed Danjuma     Shagari     Kolawole Akande     Oya State     COVID-19 Palliatives     Adeniyi Ojo     Just Law Forum     Innocent Okoye