Ten thousand Personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,NSCDC, have been deployed for the forthcoming Edo Gubernatorial Poll which holds next friday.
Also, in order to guarantee free and fair election without violence, and rancour, the
Acting Deputy Commandant General Operations, Hillary Madu, is to relocate his office.
The corp also approved the deployment of sniffer dogs, Specialised Units such as the SWAT, Undercover and Special Forces to protect the Critical Infrastructure and National Assets situated in the state.
Its Commandant General, Abdullahi Muhammadu, urged citizens of the state to come out en masse to exercise their franchise without fear or favour, and in doing so, should vote the candidate of their choice without any form of coersion.
Muhammadu advised the personnel to work in synergy with other sister security agencies in order to ensure peaceful conduct of election without rancour and any personnel caught or found involving in any act of misconduct will be dealt with in accordance to the law and ethics of the service.
He charged the Youths in the state to shun thuggery and all forms of vices that negates peaceful conduct of election, reiterating the utmost need for them not to allow themselves to be used by any person(s) to carry out any form of satanic act(s), as those demeaning politicians and their supporters can never bring their sons or daughters to carry out such dirty jobs.
He maintained that synergy amongst Security Operatives is a must, as no man can achieve success alone. Emphasizing that good team work at all times guarantees unquantifiable huge success(es).
