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The Nigerian Police Force has advised Edo voters in today governorship election to return home after casting their votes.

This was contained in a statement by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Frank Mba.

Mba stated this while speaking a guest on the special edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday.

He warned that only those accredited to move around would be allowed to do so during the election.

Mba said, “Tomorrow it is important for parents and for everybody to know that if you are not accredited to carry out any of the functions related to the election, you should not be out on the street. Just come, go out there, perform your civic duties, cast your vote and return to your home.”

The  DIG noted that the police has put everything in place for a smooth election in Edo State on Saturday.

He said, “I will say all is set. We have done our deployments, and we have taken care of all our concerns. We have made provisions for tomorrow, we have taken care of INEC headquarters, the RAC centres and anticipated operations for tomorrow. And so we are good to go.”

Mba also warned that anyone caught engaging in vote buying would be arrested. This is even as he acknowledged that vote buying is one of the most difficult offences to manage. He, however, promised to deal with offenders.

“Vote buying is one of the most difficult offences to actually police and manage. And I am saying this with every sense of honesty.”

“The reason is simple. The bulk of vote buying and selling that takes place don’t take place in the glare of the public. Nor in the glare of the media, in the glare of the law enforcement agents. Sometimes, they take place in the bedrooms of citizens. And we don’t have the capacity to police every bedroom, every kitchen, every toilet and every balcony.

“But our pledge is that the ones that happen in the glare of the public. The ones our security network are able to detect and intercept, we will deal with them,” Mba said.

Edo voters will have to make their choice from among the 17 candidates jostling for the exalted seat.

The choice will dtermine who occupies the Dennis Osadebay House in Benin City, Edo State.

 

source: Channels TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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