For those who might want to foment trouble on Saturday, November 16, 2013 when voters in Anambra State would be electing a new governor, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has warned them to have a rethink as he disclosed that about ten military armoured tanks, jet fighters and fully armed naval boats, as well as top Military, Police, Air force and Naval officers would be deployed to ensure that there is no breakdown of law and order in the state.

The IG, who stated this in Awka, the state capital, also restated the Nigeria Police’s resolve to provide adequate security cover to people of the state during and after the election.

Speaking during the Governorship Election 2013 Stakeholders’ Forum organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Anambra State, Mr. Abubakar said that in each of the three senatorial zones, a commissioner of police and contingent of fully armed mobile police officers would be deployed to provide security for the election.

He also warned all the candidates for the elections against moving around with police escorts or orderly on Election Day.

Shedding more light on the security arrangement in place for the elections, Abubakar said, “In each of the Senatorial district, we have gotten troops from the Army, Air force and the Navy for immediate deployment if necessary, 10 armoured tanks and other ammunitions have been brought for this election, those who are out to break the law, we will break them, if you have no business in this election, please stay in your home and do what is right”.

He added, “I want to warn trouble makers that we shall not allow this election to fail, there is no room for manipulation, the electoral officers know what to do and we shall work in partnership with them to make this election succeed”.

http://www.informationng.com/2013/11/military-armored-tanks-fighter-jets-for-anambra-governorship-elections-says-igp.html?

haa, are they going to deploy Atomic bomb too

I thought its an election... Na world war III??

This' a good idea, because we are already aware that some political parties have sewn some fake military uniforms, which they would use to cause havoc on saturday.

The gallant soldiers should be able to know themselves, and the corps' members should also be able to recognize themselves.

The election should be a free and fair election, so that the usual people will not cry foul after the Ngige has been declared the winner, because we do not want any election higgledy-piggledy.

APC is known for their angelic behaviour during elections. Kudos to Ngige as he's returned elected come saturday

Only in Africa. Smh.

Na war election

omenka: Only in Africa. Smh.

True, Only in Africa... There are tactical ways of doing things in a more civilized society.
Conducting a free & fair election doesn't require those WAR machines.

The presence of those WAR machines can even scare away electorate.

SMH!!!

OGA I.G Na war front dem wan keep the Ballot Box?


So if the Jet see Ngige people dey rig election, ehn go fire them rocket abi wetin?!







Even Iraq election sef been no reach this level..


Gunboats, Tanks and Jets for only 1 states elections! Only in Nigeria....



Funny part is that the Rigging would still be widespread.. Infact, na the Armoured Tanks dem go hide inside dey thumbprint the papers..


Abi no be this guy and ehn other police friends go be security that day?!



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JETS!

Na war!

For just one state

First it was a 22hour curfew and now this

All I want is for the best man to win the election.

#Teamnotorigging

I'll advice all indigenes of anambra to evacuate the state now and relocate to lagos or ogbomosho

ANamBRA o ni baje o!


Ile yoruba o ni baje o!


Let peace reign.

Mr Aboki: Na war?!

nor b small

#TeamApga or
#TeamLP

When would we begin to get it right in Nigeria? Internal sercurity has more to with inteligence gathering rather than brute force.

Interesting.
But what about those that would engage in E-war and forment trouble here on NL?

The IG should do the needful.

What will they do with the armoured tanks? Anyway, it's Obiano all the way.

I rep Team Ifeanyi ubah.....let's go dia boss

Why not we shift to electronic voting? it will save lots of cost in materials, transportation, personnel, security etc etc. if we have polling boots like we have atm machines, you step up, slot ur id card enter your pin, candidates are shown, u select your candidate and the result can be streamed in real time, it will help alot. but our thieving politicians will not want this to happen. i'm sure our university students must have made prototype softwares which can help do this effectively.

For war abi election??

good

Is this guber election or war election?

Either PDP, APGA or LP will win. Ngige's APC will come a distant 3rd.



Heed the prophecy and thank me later.

O gini ?
Just for Governorship election or are we preparing for war?

It's time to call my old man in Awka and tell him not to step out of the house
during this election .

In all I declare peace in Anambra State.

i better hide inside mt kaban to avoid bomb

so they still get Armored Tanks,Jets nd Gun boat, Boko Haram abi na Hoko Baram still dey kill ppl like ram.abegi make una carry those yeye things go test for una papa land.Abi una wan reduce the population of IGBOS?.Obiara Egbum Gbukwa Onweya.

Costa2000: so they still get Armored Tanks,Jets nd Gun boat, Boko Haram abi na Hoko Baram still dey kill ppl like ram.abegi make una carry those yeye things go test for una papa land.Abi una wan reduce the population of IGBOS?.Obiara Egbum Gbukwa Onweya.

Yes o! Obiara Egbum Gbukwa Onweya full time.

This is a total war: we are prepared let them come our own Ammunition are here . Una no even carry BOMB come ,well bomb Dey ground here.

All this because of Election. Oh Lawd AvMerci

So nigerian police get jet fighters still they neva wipe out boko haram.

So this mumu is not even ashamed to start babbling about 'naval boats' and 'fighter jets'

All these people are so desperate to impress the simple-minded. A Helicopter is infinitely more useful for monitoring the elections than a fighter jet, for example. What does he need navy vessels for?

Why Tanks? Why not APCs?

Rubbish