Edo and Ondo Guber Elections: IGP charges PMF commanders to be citizen friendly

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu has charged Commanders of the seventy-nine (79) Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadrons spread across the nation to exhibit high-level professionalism, neutrality and embrace a citizen-friendly approach in policing the forthcoming Gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo on 19th September and 10th October, 2020 respectively.

The IGP gave the charge during a conference with the commanders held on Monday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

The conference centred on the deployment of the PMF for the elections and general review of the current internal security threats in the country.

It availed the Force leadership the opportunity to further re-strategize on best approaches on mitigating security threats particularly as contained in the Election Security Threat Assessment Reports.

The IGP noted that the PMF which has remained at the forefront of tactical operations in the country, is central to the operational plans of the Force towards a successful election in the two States.

The IGP, who observed that the elections are coming on the heels of the just concluded PMF Commanders’ course held in Nasarawa State, charged the officers to take advantage of the new insights and experiences drawn from the training to positively impact their leadership roles in the elections and beyond.

Meanwhile, the IGP has assured the residents of Edo and Ondo States of the full preparedness of the Nigeria Police Force in conjunction with other security agencies and other critical stakeholders in the elections, to ensure the success of the forthcoming elections in the two States.