The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh has hailed the peaceful conduct of the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas election in the state.

Jimoh said the Local Government Elections have been peaceful and no negative security complaints received.

Jimoh who gave the commendation at the command’s headquarters in Ikeja, after the voting process, saying the level of compliance to restriction of vehicular movements was very high.

“Nobody was arrested for violating the restriction, we appreciate all residents and visitors for complying with the directive. It helped us to have a grip on the security situation throughout the period of the election.”

Jimoh commended the Inspector- General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun for providing all necessities needed by officers for election duties, saying this is the result you get when your leader provides you with all logistics for your responsibilities.

The commissioner said there was no complaint of violence during the election throughout the length and breadth of the state.

The police boss has been on confidence building patrol across the state since 10am, making unscheduled stops at polling units to hear from the voters if they had concerns be addressed.

The confidence building patrol kicked off at the command headquarters in Ikeja, proceeding through Maryland to Mushin, Surulere, Amuwo Odofin, Ikorodu and Ifako Ijaiye.

According to CP Jimoh, security deployments would be maintained throughout the exercise, adding that filers from the riverine areas showed things were moving smoothly as well.

The police boss thanked all officers and men of the command for their sacrifice and commitment in ensuring that there was peace during the election.

“The conduct of police personnel was perfect, they were polite but ensured compliance to electoral rules.

He assured that the police have a comprehensive deployment plan, with enough personnel stationed across polling units and collation centers to ensure sustained security throughout the process.

“For collation, we have already deployed massively. Police personnel are present at all collation centers across the 57 local government areas. We are fully on ground to maintain peace during both the collation and the announcement of results,” he added.

The police boss said the command was equally prepared for post election security, adding that adequate arrangements have been put in place to prevent disruptions.

He said the police would not tolerate any activity that could lead to breakdown of law and order, urging those who would celebrate their victories or losses to do so without provocation.

“We know that after results are announced, there will be jubilation and, possibly, agitation. But we will not allow anyone to blackmail the process or disturb public peace in any part of the state. We are good to go,” he said.

For riverine areas, CP Jimoh said 16 gunboats were deployed by the police to man both urban and rural riverine.

He said he has been in touch with the Marine Commander and there has been no issues.

“But we will continue to maintain this level of deployment to ensure that the entire process is peaceful throughout the state,” he added.