Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase has said that 14,000 officers and men of the Nigeria Police will be deployed in Bayelsa State during the December 5 gubernatorial election.
He explained that the police is ready to dominate the security space by providing aerial surveillance and monitor waterways.
He said “We are very ready for the Bayelsa election. We did a similar thing two weeks ago in Kogi State and we have decided to replicate it again here in Bayelsa.
“We are going to be deploying approximately 14,000 officers and men in all the eight local governments areas. We are going to dominate the security space; we are going to provide an aerial surveillance.
“We are going to lock down the waterways. A DIG is supposed to come and supervise the election here, with three additional commissioners and about 15 units of Police Mobile Force. So, we are very ready.”
Arase also added that political parties cannot use fake police officers because there is a unique identity for each policeman that will be deployed.
He said “The use of fake policemen will not be possible. This is because we have a unique identity for each policeman we are going to deploy for the election.
“So, anybody who has invested in trying to get uniforms or trying to be fake policemen, I think that is a bad investment. It cannot work.”