Molly Kilete, Abuja

The Inspector General of Police(IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has  deployed  five Deputy Inspectors – General of Police(DIGs), three Assistant Inspectors – General of Police(AIGs) and 15 Commissioners of Police ( CPs), to monitor the supplementary elections in five state tomorrow.

Force Public Relations. Officer Frank Mba, in a statement ,said the deployment was  aimed at ensuring a safe and secure environment for the conduct of a a free and fair elections in the affected states. 

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had fixed March 23, for supplementary elections in Adamawa, Plateau, Benue, Sokoto and Kano States  where it declared the elections conducted on March 9, as inconclusive.

Mba in the statement said ;  “In furtherance to his commitment towards ensuring hitch-free elections in the Country, the Ag. IGP Muhammed  Adamu, has directed the Zonal Assistant Inspectors -General of Police and their respective Commissioners of Police in states where supplementary elections are taking place to ensure that adequate mechanisms are in place towards ensuring a safe and secure environment for the conduct of the elections.