Edo, Ondo polls: IGP charges Mobile Force Squadrons on citizen-friendly policing during elections

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, at a conference in Abuja charged Commanders of the 79 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadrons across the nation to exhibit high-level professionalism, neutrality and embrace a citizen-friendly approach in policing the forthcoming Gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo states on September 19 and October 10, 2020, respectively. The IGP during a conference with the Commanders at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Monday,  acknowledged that the PMF which has remained at the forefront of tactical operations in the country, is central to the operational plans of the Force towards successful election in the two states.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, DCP Frank Mba, in a statement indicated that the conference centred on the deployment of the PMF for the elections and general review of the current internal security threats in the country. Mba explained that the conference availed the Force leadership the opportunity to further re-strategize on best approaches on mitigating security threats, particularly, as contained in the Election Security Threat Assessment Reports.

National Daily learned that the IGP, observing that the elections are coming on the heels of the just concluded PMF Commanders’ course held at Ende Hills, Nasarawa State, charged the officers to take advantage of the new insights and experiences drawn from the training to positively impact their leadership roles in the elections and beyond.

Meanwhile, the IGP has assured residents of Edo and Ondo states of the full preparedness of the Nigeria Police Force in conjunction with other security agencies and other critical stakeholders in the elections, to ensure the success of the forthcoming elections in the two States.