Mr Bala Hassan, the Assistant Inspector-General
of Police in charge of Zone 10, Sokoto, said on
Thursday that 18, 000 security personnel had
been mobilised for the general elections across
Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states.
Hassan told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Sokoto that the personnel comprised police,
Department of State Services, civil defence,
Nigeria Customs Service, immigration and
prisons officers.
He said that already, an operational arrangement
on how to handle security threats before, during
and after the elections had been made.
He said that the police would not tolerate any act
of thuggery as special anti- thuggery unit had
been directed to arrest any person or group of
people found wanting within the zone.
He said that some suspected political thugs had
been arrested at Illela Local Government Area of
Sokoto State with some dangerous weapons and
would soon be arraigned.
He said that the police were ready for the
conduct of the presidential election in a peaceful
manner.
Hassan called for public support by reporting any
suspecious characters to the nearest security
units for prompt action.
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