Police deploy adequate security for peaceful election in Kwara

The Police Command in Kwara has assured residents and all stakeholders of its readiness to protect their lives and property before, during and after the 2023 general election.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Paul Odama, gave the assurance after an emergency security meeting with sister agencies at the headquarters in Ilorin on Tuesday.

Odama said the Command as the lead agency in election security in synergy with other sister security agencies have put all necessary strategies on the ground to ensure the 2023 elections are peaceful, credible and acceptable.

According to him, the Command is ready to protect the citizens, voters, INEC officials and materials, foreign and local observers, as well as all relevant stakeholders.

“The Command, as the lead agency in election security, in synergy with other sister security agencies put all necessary strategies on the ground to ensure the 2023 elections are peaceful, credible and acceptable,” he said.

He advised residents not to panic or become agitated when they witness movements of security personnel from one part of the state to another.

He added that movement of security personnel is part of the strategy put in place to protect the residents and also a way to deter would-be criminal elements from entering the state.

“This decision was reached at an emergency security meeting attended by the heads of security agencies in the state and chaired by me in the presence of some United Nations election monitors.

“The security heads agreed to work in synergy with all relevant agencies to make elections in Kwara state peaceful and credible,” Odama said.