Thirty thousand police personnel and other security agencies will provide security during the July twenty-second local government election in Lagos state.

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission will on July twenty-second conduct election into twenty local government councils and thirty-seven local council development areas of the state.

Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Fatai Owoseni who announced the figure while briefing newsmen on preparations for the election and other activities of the command, said all sister security agencies, including the military would carry out their constitutional roles during the election.

Owoseni said the police and other security agencies have met and inter-agency’s consultative committee on the election was put in place.

According to him, all was now set for the election by all security agencies, saying there will be a capacity building programme for all security agencies to educate them of what was expected of them on the election day.

Owoseni said there would be interactive session for political parties’ candidates contesting for them to do an undertaking, warning all elements planning to foment trouble during the election to have a rethink.

He said all security agencies had vowed to ensure the election was devoid of violence, urging all to play the game according to electoral laws, saying anyone that dares to foment trouble would have him, herself to blame.

The Commissioner assured the public that the police would carry out their duties properly, stressing that all unprofessional conduct would be dealt with.