IN LINE with his avowed determination towards ensuring peaceful, credible and hitch-free presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 23, Mohammed A. Adamu, acting inspector general of police, IGP, has assured Nigerians that adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure a safe, secure and conducive environment towards a peaceful and credible election.

Adamu also called on the citizens to come out en-masse on the day of the election to cast their votes without any fear or apprehension.

He also reassured the citizens that security personnel deployed for the elections have been adequately trained and are under strict instruction to abide by the standard operational procedures of the Force and international best practices in the conduct of an election.

“They will remain patriotic, steadfast, professional, neutral and civil, but firm, in their conducts and actions throughout the period and beyond. The general public are therefore implored not to feel intimidated, but rather should be emboldened, by the presence of security personnel deployed to their areas, to go out and exercise their franchise,” a press release issued by Frank Mba, Force public relations officer and made available to Realnews said.