Police IG to deploy 6,000 men to North-East
The police boss also warned hoodlums and politicians against violence during the upcoming National Assembly rerun elections, slated for March 19, 2016 in Rivers state.
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Arase said “I can confirm that by Friday March 18, the logistics procured and personnel mobilised for the first phase of the deployment will be launched. Following the outcome of the last roundtable, the police had heightened the deployment process of personnel in the region.”
The police IG made this disclosure at a meeting on the stabilisation of security in the North-East, organised by the police force in conjunction with the British embassy.
He added that “The successes so far recorded can best be consolidated with sincere and workable plans expected to be the outcome of this roundtable.”
Arase also warned hoodlums and politicians against violenceduring the upcoming National Assembly rerun elections, slated for March 19, 2016 in Rivers state.
Arase also said 6,000 personnel and 14 units of Police Mobile Force personnel have been deployed to River state ahead of the elections.
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