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.

Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Tunde Oyawoye     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Titus Ashaolu     Abraysports FC     Hassanat Bello     Public Holiday     Tanke Road     Yemi Osinbajo     Oja-Oba     Adamu Attah     Saliu Tunde Bello     Idris Garuba     Ahmed Bayero     Lawan     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Adedipe     Durosinlohun Kawu     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Ogbondoroko     Rasaq Jimoh     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Patigi Regatta     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Ilorin East     Saeedat Aliyu     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Sabo-Oke     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Vasolar Consultoria     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Omu Aran     Balogun-Ojomu     Damilola Yusuf     Roheemat Hammed     Sebastine Obasi     Kwara Restoration Project     Laolu Saraki     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Bola Magaji     Amoyo     Logun     Moronfoye     Muhammed Danjuma     Peter Obi     Okiki     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Ahmed Dankaya     UITH     Kunle Okeowo     Abubakar B.M     Oloje     NIRSAL     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Obasanjo     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Kayode Bankole     NNPP     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Arik     2017 Budget     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Trader Moni     Iyiola Oyedepo     MATTA Girls Foundation     Asa LGEA School     Sunset Workers     Aisha Ahman Pategi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Muhammed Aliyu     Riskat Opakunle     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Women Radio     Oke-Ero     Abubakar Suleiman     NIRSAL     SGBN     Frootify     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     UNILORIN Alumni     Popo-Igbonna     Ojuekun Sarumi     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Nigerian Medical Association     Ajikobi     Ganiyu Taofiq     Sunday Popo-Ola     Mike Omotosho     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     KWASEIC     CCB     Michael Nzwekwe     Olabimpe Olani     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     IQRA College     2023 Elections     Yaru     Bello Oyebanji     Bello John Olanrewaju     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     David Adesina     Ike Ekweremadu     Osinbajo     Isa Aremu     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Jalala     Students Union Government     Oja-Oba     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Kola Olota     Simon Sayomi     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Dauda Adesola     Chief Of Staff     Innocent Okoye     Ogbondoroko     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Sulaiman Gado     Imam Gambari     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Pakata Patriots     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Babajide Ajayi     Balikis Jawondo     Turaki Of Ilorin     Oniyangi     Makama Of Kaiama     Kwara Central     Okanlawon Musa     Yemi Osinbajo     Valsolar Consultoria     Kolawole Akande     Abraysports FC     Oke-Kura     SSA Youth Engagement     Alagbado     Ridwan Agboola     Age AbdulKareem     Adesoye College     BIR