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THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has commended the Enugu State electorate and residents for their “peaceful and obedient disposition” during Saturday’s  elections in the state.

The Commandant of NSCDC, Enugu State Command, Mr Mohammed Dada, gave the commendation in Enugu on Sunday.

He spoke with newsmen after monitoring the elections with other security service commanders in the three senatorial districts of the state.

Dada said that the state was generally peaceful during the elections, saying that all stakeholders and the people worked and persevered to have violent-free elections.

According to him, I commend all the security agencies, INEC, media, electorate, both foreign and local observers as well as other agencies and organisations that provided one service or the other that saw to the smooth conduct of the elections.

The commandant said that apart from some reported cases of late arrival of INEC staff and electoral materials which led to the late commencement of voting processes in some areas, the election was generally rancour-free.

He said this could be attributed to the collective resolve of all in the state toward nation building and having a progressive country.

“The NSCDC Command in the state contributed not less than 2.307 personnel to the pool of security operatives (both plain clothes and uniformed men) that took part in the elections in the state.

“This is apart from the very senior officers of the Corps who were led by Deputy Commandant-General Nnamdi Nwinyi from the national headquarters of the Corps.

“I thank the Commandant-General of the Corps, C-G Ahmed Audi, for his kind disposition toward NSCDC Enugu State Command in particular.

“Apart from sending the team of very senior officers to monitor the elections in the state, the C-G had earlier provided the command with some logistic support that made the national assignment much easier,” Dada said.

The commandant called on the people of the state to remain vigilant, security conscious and peaceful all through the upcoming elections.

He enjoined the residents to report any act of criminality or suspicious persons and movement to security agencies for prompt response.

The commandant said that there was no single arrest as the people conducted themselves in peaceful, matured and obedient manner.

“I must thank Almighty God that there was no bloodshed, violence, protest or major disagreement throughout the election period in the state.

“On behalf of my C-G, I must congratulate Nigerians especially the electorate and good people of Enugu State for successful elections,” Dada said.

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