The Rivers police command says its officers won't provide security for the conduct of the LG poll in the state.
The Rivers police command says its officers would not provide security for the conduct of the local government election in the state.
The local government election is now being viewed in both camps as a referendum on who really controls the grassroots.On September 30, a federal high court in Abuja barred the Independent National Electoral Commission from releasing the 2023 voter register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission .the inspector-general of police and the Department of State Services from providing security for the exercise.
“On July 19, 2024, a Federal High Court in Abuja issued a restraining order preventing the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies from providing security during the Local Government Election,” the statement reads.“Additionally, on September 30, 2024, the Federal High Court in Abuja delivered a judgment that again prohibited the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies from participating in the Local Government Election.
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