The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says electoral offences that undermine democracy will not be tolerated during the Ekiti state governorship election.
In an X post on Saturday, the police cautioned voters and
residents against vote buying, vote selling, and ballot box snatching.
The statement highlighted violence, intimidation,
destruction of electoral materials, disorderly conduct at polling units, and
any other act capable of disrupting the electoral process as election-related
offences that attract sanctions.
“Electoral offences undermine democracy and will not be
tolerated,” the post reads.
“The Nigeria Police Force warns against vote buying, vote
selling, ballot box snatching, violence, intimidation, and any other act
capable of disrupting the electoral process.
“Offenders will be arrested and prosecuted in accordance
with the law.”
On Friday, the police said it has completed the deployment
of officers across 2,545 polling units in the state.
Shogule Abayomi, commissioner of police in charge of
election security, said a multi-layered security architecture had been adopted
to guarantee a peaceful, credible, and hitch-free election.
Abayomi said that security personnel and operational assets
had been strategically positioned across polling units and other designated
locations to ensure the safety of voters, electoral officials, election
observers, and sensitive electoral materials throughout the exercise.
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