The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, has ordered the deployment of 19,997 personnel, mobile surveillance vehicles and sniffer dogs for the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship election.
Muhammadu gave the directives while addressing the Deputy Commandant General in charge of Operations, Hillary Madu Kelechi, on the need for effective deployment to cover all nooks and crannies in Ekiti State before, during and after the election.
He ordered that the deployment should comprise of personnel from Osun, Kogi, Edo, Ondo and Kwara States, Headquarters and other neighbouring states for the purpose of maintaining of peace, law and order before, during and after the election.
In addition to the operational officers deployed, three ACG, Six Commandants along with other senior officers from the rank of DCC to ACC are to support the DCG Operations in supervising the deployment of personnel to critical areas, identified black spots, as well as to all the critical infrastructure within and around the state in other to deter criminal minded persons that always take advantage of occasions like this to foment troubles in other to carry out their nefarious activities.
The Commandant General also approved the deployment of surveillance/intelligence unit, SWAT, Medical and Disaster Rapid Respond Team, CBRN Unit, Special Forces and other specialised unit for the purpose of beefing up security in and around the State.
Muhammadu charged personnel to work in synergy and collaboration with personnel of sister agencies deployed for the same purposes.
