Mr Nnamdi Nwannukwu, the Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps in Abia, said that the command will deploy 25,000 operatives to join other sister-security agencies for Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly polls in the state. Nwannukwu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia, the Abia capital, on Friday. He said that the command was fully prepared for the general elections, adding that officers and men had been specially trained for the election duty. Nwannukwu gave the assurance that there would be adequate security for the citizenry to exercise their franchise without any fear of molestation or intimidation. He said that the security arrangements on ground would guarantee free, fair and credible elections devoid of rancour and violence.

Source: The Guardian February 15, 2019 13:30 UTC