The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has deployed 4,650 personnel as well as sniffer dogs for the governorship election in the state. Commandant of the NSCDC in Imo, Matthew Ovye disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Owerri, on Wednesday, 3 days before the governorship elections in the state.
Ovye said the 1,650 personnel were drawn from the Imo Command while an additional 3,000 personnel were redeployed to the state for the purpose of the election. He added that the NSCDC would ensure the protection of critical national assets and government infrastructure as well as election materials, corps members on election duty, staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission and the electorate.
“We will match violence for violence, we are combat ready and crack ready and we will synergise with the police in providing security “, he said. He warned personnel of the Corps on election duty to remain apolitical, professional and accessible to the electorate, adding that punitive measures would be taken against anyone found wanting. “We must remain apolitical in our dealings because we do not have a preferred candidate. Anyone found wanting will be adequately punished.
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