The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police Ogundare Dare has directed adequate security ahead of the Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas election in the State.
This was made known in a statement via the X handle of the command.
According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police also ordered a restriction of vehicular movements across the state from midnight of Friday 1st December, 2023 to 4pm of Saturday 2nd December.
The statement added that those on essential duties such such as SIEC Officials, Accredited Electoral Observers, Ambulances responding to medical emergencies, firefighters, Media, Candidates/Officials of the ongoing National Examination Council are exempted.
The statement reads in part, “The restriction order is part of the measures to ensure a safe, secured and conducive environment for the conduct of the election.On that note, travellers in the neighboring States should beware nd plan their movements to avoid any untold hardship during the period of the election.
“The Commissioner urges all citizens to be law abiding while imploring all eligible electorates to come out en masse to exercise their franchise without fear of intimidation or attack.
“The Commissioner, while charging the Personnel deployed for the election to be professional and avoid any form of corrupt practices in the course of their duties, warns criminally minded individuals, hoodlums and political thugs to stay off before, during and after the election as the Command will be decisive and ruthless on those who may want to cause mayhem.”
