“The IGP has, therefore, ordered the Commissioners of Police in the two states – Edo and Ondo – to rejig their preparations for the elections to accommodate and address the threats” Edo2020 Ondo2020 INEC Election Nigeria
, warning that the “simplicity and meekness of the party’s candidate Governor Godwin Obaseki, must not be taken for granted.”
He described as untrue the alleged participation of his party’s in the arrest of two persons during a rally at Agbede, Etsako West council area of the state. An eyewitness said the invaders succeeded in injuring several persons with no fewer than three women and two men affected.While a senior police officer at the Auchi area confirmed the arrest of two suspects, the spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, said he couldn’t offer information because he was yet to be briefed on the incident.
He gave the warning after reviewing the Election Security Threat Assessment Reports submitted by the commissioners of police in the two states.
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