Obinna Odogwu, Abakaliki

Ebonyi State Police Command, yesterday, said that it has uncovered about four flashpoints where serious violence was recorded in the state during the last presidential and National Assembly elections.

This was disclosed by the Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, Awosola Awotinde, during a press briefingheld at the command’s headquarters in Abakaliki, the state capital.

Although he did not name the flashpoints, he said that serious security has been beefed up in the areas to forestall any repeat of the security challenges recorded in the state during the presidential and National Assembly polls.

Awotinde, who said that relevant logistics have been put in place to ensure that the state records hitch-free elections, further said that officers have adequately been motivated for the election.

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The CP, therefore, warned mischief-makers to desist from fomenting trouble during the polls as the command would not spare anyone breaching the peace in the state.

The CP said: “We, the police, in conjunction with other security agencies, are ready as usual, to provide adequate security for them before, during, and after the election.” People should go and exercise their franchise that day.

“I am using this opportunity to warn troublemakers to desist from it or relocate because they are not going to find it easy as we have been dealing with them already, and we will continue to deal with them.

“We also want to inform the public that if there is any breach of peace, they should call the numbers we have already made available to them for quick response.

“We have joint operation room with the military, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and others. They will be on throughout the elections. They have about two patrol teams that will respond to distress calls throughout the election”, he said.