We’ve Reports Some Governors Are Promoting Political Violence, Says IGP
THE Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has said that some governors are influencing political violence ahead of next year’s general elections.
Speaking at a meeting with political parties and other stakeholders at the Force headquarters in Abuja, Baba disclosed that the Police have been receiving reports of some state governors who encourage political thugs and sub-national security outfits under their control to disrupt seamless and statutorily guaranteed campaign activities of opposition parties or candidates.
Baba said: “In so doing, they deploy their powers and influences to either prevent the mounting of campaign billboards or pull them down, while also denying political opponents of spaces to undertake their campaigns or peaceful political congregations in contravention of the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022.”
The IGP said the Force was putting in place measures to combat all forms of political violence ahead of the election season, saying the measures include heightened intelligence activity and increased deployment of security teams to all Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) assets and facilities nationwide.
He also vowed to promptly arrest and prosecute persons found to have perpetuated electoral violence.
