With barely twenty-four hours to the local government elections, security agencies and their operatives must not allow themselves to be used to truncate the process.

They were reminded that everyone was looking up to them to see what they were going to do and how they were going to act on that day.

Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni said politicians were the ones that always perpetuate whatever they want only for them to turn round and put the blame on the security agencies.

He advised them to take the opportunity provided by the training to familiarise themselves so they would not be getting to know themselves on the election day as well as to also know that they were working together for one purpose which was to demonstrate that as members of the security agencies, they could discharge their statutory responsibilities without fear or favour.

Meanwhile, Security has been beefed up around the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) headquarters in Yaba ahead of Saturday’s council polls in the state.

Some security personnel were seen preventing people who had no business in the office from entering into the premises, while several other policemen were within the premises.

Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, who also visited the LASIEC office, told newsmen that the police had put in place all measures to guarantee a hitch free election.

Owoseni warned any person or groups who might want to cause trouble or violence during the polls to have a change of mind, saying this is because the force will deal ruthlessly with anybody or group caught engaging in, or sponsoring violence during the election.

According to him, anybody who impedes officers from carrying out their duties would be dealt, saying the command would not allow any acts of lawlessness.

Owoseni warned politicians against inciting people to violence and also appealed to parents to counsel against trouble during the poll.

He also restated that there was no provision in the Electoral Act for VIPs or any other unauthorised persons to move about on monitoring during the time of election.

The police commissioner also warned police officers attached to VIPs against exhibiting overzealous acts during the election.

He said the force would not be kind to any officer found conducting himself in manner that could undermine the peaceful conduct of the election.

The commissioner said a security appraisal of all the areas of the state, especially flashpoints, had been carried out for effective security.

The police commissioner said no fewer than 30,000 officers, apart from hundreds of personnel from sister agencies, would be deployed for the election.

He said the Marine units of the force had been reinforced to provide security on the waterways during the election.

Owoseni however said there would be a few inconveniences hours before the election and urged residents to show understanding.

The commissioner urged residents to dial 08063299264 and 08033040870 to report cases of violence during the election for prompt intervention of the force.

He described the media as central to the success of the election and appealed to journalists not to write reports that would incite people to violence.