OPERATIVES of the Rivers State Police Command on Monday said it would withdraw police orderlies attached to politicians in the state during the December 10 reruns.

The operatives, who spoke during a meeting with stakeholders in Port Harcourt, also said it would not allow any police officer to go close to the polling units with guns and ammunition.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Francis Odesanya, said the police would provide a level-playing field for all political parties in the election.

Odesanya said the police command would ensure that hoodlums did not have their way, stressing that the law would punish perpetrators of violence during the exercise.

He said, “This meeting is important to enable stakeholders to conclude all arrangements to ensure that the election is free, fair, credible and violent-free.

“All security escorts attached to the politicians will be withdrawn till after the elections. No security will be allowed to move to the polling units with gun.

“This is one election the police are taking seriously because we want to prove to the world that we are capable of providing security. The police will not give in to such laxity in security again. We will not fold our hands and watch criminals hijack the process. “

He added, “I warn all politicians to maintain the peace. Anyone who causes violence will be visited with the full weight of the law. The hoodlums who have been given fake security uniform will not have the chance to wear them.”

http://punchng.com/police-withdraw-politicians-orderlies/

Good.

Atlast, this Rivers State is getting the attention it should have received a long time ago.

The Politician's should use the cultists/militants that they have empowered with so much guns, grenades, bazookas, rocket launchers, Cutlasses,Arrows and even Juju to protect them.

This Rivers State will be beaten into submission by the APC.

The State is just too important to be left in the hands of a mad man like Wike.

Good

Good. They should instruct police attached to the governor not to leave government house.

Chai! That tribal mark eeh....

Good for the BIG mouth like Fayose governor. What goes around comes around, the Boomerang theory!! This will serve as a lesson to him since he also aided the last government to do the same thing to Ameachi when he was the governor of that state. Anyways i pity him just the way i pity Ameachi back then !!!

God will surely deliver us from the plague called APC

Rivers of blood says NO to Apcshit.

Welcomed development

this is a welcome.

That's good.

muykem:
Good. They should instruct police attached to the governor not to leave government house.

LOL ands you think Wike would rely on the police to stop rigging on Saturday? seriousy?

Buyeradvertcom:
OPERATIVES of the Rivers State Police Command on Monday said it would withdraw police orderlies attached to politicians in the state during the December 10 reruns.

The operatives, who spoke during a meeting with stakeholders in Port Harcourt, also said it would not allow any police officer to go close to the polling units with guns and ammunition.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Francis Odesanya, said the police would provide a level-playing field for all political parties in the election.

Odesanya said the police command would ensure that hoodlums did not have their way, stressing that the law would punish perpetrators of violence during the exercise.

He said, “This meeting is important to enable stakeholders to conclude all arrangements to ensure that the election is free, fair, credible and violent-free.

“All security escorts attached to the politicians will be withdrawn till after the elections. No security will be allowed to move to the polling units with gun.

“This is one election the police are taking seriously because we want to prove to the world that we are capable of providing security. The police will not give in to such laxity in security again. We will not fold our hands and watch criminals hijack the process. “

He added, “I warn all politicians to maintain the peace. Anyone who causes violence will be visited with the full weight of the law. The hoodlums who have been given fake security uniform will not have the chance to wear them.”

http://punchng.com/police-withdraw-politicians-orderlies/

Gengen.... Action film don start

Oh my dear Rivers people...If you love your life, stay at home on Saturday oh... Stay away from polling units...

Na beg i dey beg una oh....

I pray we shall never have any headline on Saturday evening or sunday tagged.... "A NAIRALANDER WAS KILLED DURING RIVERS RE-RUN ELECTION" in Jesus name.... Amen

All man to himself

Lol

So he is indirectly acknowledging that the police helps in Rigging. Hope the police attached to the APC contestants were also withdrawn.

They are trying by all means to force APC on rivers people. We no dey buy na case?B-)B-)B-)

Them go still rig am

Well , i hope this move is well intended.

The operatives, who spoke during a meeting with stakeholders in Port Harcourt, also said it would not allow any police officer to go close to the polling units with guns and ammunition.

Odesanya said the police command would ensure that hoodlums did not have their way, stressing that the law would punish perpetrators of violence during the exercise.

This is one election the police are taking seriously because we want to prove to the world that we are capable of providing security. The police will not give in to such laxity in security again. We will not fold our hands and watch criminals hijack the process.

Police won't carry guns and arms, yet you are promising full security. How do you do that?

Why police no Withdraw security escorts attached to the politicians in Ondo state and Edo state,why Rivers state?,because is wike hmmm...we are watching observers are still worried

The script is being acted...

good move

Nice step.

This is not the first time i'm reading such news regarding elections.




There will always be rigging... no matter how free and fair any election is

Is that the protocol
Why didn't you do that in Edo?
This government has failed Nigerians.

And so?