Taraba State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the Independent National Electoral Commission will be conducting a re-run election for a seat of a member House of Representatives on Saturday 3rd February in Three(3) local government areas, Jalingo, Yorro, and Zing respectively. Therefore, the Command wishes to inform the general public that there will be total restriction of persons and vehicular movement across the affected Local Government areas on Election Day, in line with the directives of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Ogbetokun Ph.D. NPM.
Therefore, the Command is determined to provide the desired security platform that is vested with the responsibility to secure the election and to ensure a peaceful re-run in the three affected LGAs. The step taken is to ensure public order management, and the safety of electorates as well as assist the security agencies with effective policing and deter miscreants from disrupting the electoral process.
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In view of this, the Command has placed the following restriction Orders:
1. Restriction of persons and vehicular movement across Jalingo, Yorro, and Zing LGAs of the State, except essential services such as Ambulances, Medical Emergencies, Fire services, and similar Emergencies.Member of the public to note that only those accredited by INEC to conduct elections in those LGAs including members of the press.
2. Unauthorized vehicular movement on roads, and other means of transportation between the hours of midnight of Friday to 6pm of Saturday 3rd February 2024 except essential services;
INEC staff, ambulance, firefighter, and approved Election Observers with duly means of identification.
3. VIP Security aids and escorts; Important personalities and politicians (VIPs) are equally barred from going to a polling unit with their security details on Election Day. Therefore, they are warned to desist from unnecessary movement from one polling unit to another on Election Day.
4. Unauthorized use of sirens, revolving lights, covered plate numbers, and tinted glasses is still in force and violators will be sanctioned appropriately.
5. On this note, operatives attached to the Command in conjunction with other sister security agencies will be deployed to ensure full enforcement.
6. All forms of thuggery and importation of thugs by any political interest groups will not be tolerated adequate security personnel have been deployed to arrest anyone who attempts to override the security provision, cause a breach of peace, or breakdown of law.
7. Nobody will be allowed within the voting premises except those accredited by INEC including Party Agents.
8. State-established and owned security outfits/organizations, quasi-security units, private guards, and other security outfits are also barred from participating in election security management.
However, the Commissioner of Police, Taraba State Command CP Joseph O.Eribo PSC, reiterates the ban on all security aides to VIPs and escorts from accompanying their principals and politicians to polling booths and/or collation centers during the election.
Therefore, anyone found deliberately “directly or indirectly” flouting this order (s) will be arrested and prosecuted accordingly.
The Command, therefore, urges members of the public to contact the Nigeria Police Force, the joint Election Monitoring group and the Operations Control Room domiciled at State Headquarters, behind Afolahan Square Jalingo via the ‘NPF Rescue Me App’ available on Android or via the following Emergency call lines to report suspicious persons, activities or request security response.
WhatsApp:-09113019131
08033615524
08036918639
08035007464
08030531027
08036585361
