Dr. Sadiq Abubakar, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command’s Commissioner of Police, has ordered the deployment of 17,401 personnel in preparation for the Saturday elections for the National Assembly and the Presidency in Abuja.
Abubakar also met with the Joint Task Force of security organizations formed to guarantee security for the general elections on February 25 in the Federal Capital Territory.
The information was revealed by the CP on Thursday at an Eagles Square press conference.
According to him, the command divided the FCT into nine sectors, each of which would be overseen by an Assistant Commissioner of Police to keep an eye on operations. The division was made to ensure adequate coverage of the entire territory, particularly the suburbs and difficult terrains, he added.
He added that the public will have access to the ACPs’ phone numbers so that concerns and information could be shared more easily.
Abubakar said, “The NPF and of course other security agencies who are supporting agencies are fully ready for the conduct of the elections. Also, the welfare and allowances of our officers are available, and it’ll reach them.
“We’re totally prepared. We have a total number of about 17,401 personnel participating in election security in the FCT. We also have others from various agencies and departments. We also have other officers from other divisions and commands who will be here for the elections.
“We’re also carrying out a show of force to show miscreants and those planning to disrupt the election process that we are ready and we’re not going to leave any stone unturned until we see that the election is conducted peacefully.
“The Command had always put phone numbers out there for people to call, my number is also out there and people can always contact the Command to lodge complaints at any time.
“We have divided the FCT into nine sectors, each sector will be manned by an ACPs, and their numbers will be made available. We have also made arrangements to reach all the terrains and suburbs within the FCT.”
