The Kano State Police Command has deployed about 4000 operatives to monitor the supplementary election in Kano State scheduled for Saturday
The Commissioner of Police CP Mamman Dauda disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting at the INEC office in Kano.on the supplementary election.
The commissioner was represented by Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, DCP Mu’azu Mohammad. Mu’azu said the police and other security agencies in the state had already mapped out a befitting security architecture aimed at ensuring peaceful Elections.
He advised political parties to caution their supporters against political thuggery and election violence, saying anyone found wanting will face the full wrath of the Law.
The Resident Electoral Officer Ambassador Abdu Zango said even though the presidential and gubernatorial elections were peaceful in Kano, some Federal and State Constituencies witnessed challenges that resulted in supplementary elections.
He said some of the affected polling units where the supplementary elections would hold include Danbatta, makoda, Dawakin Tofa, Gabasawa, and Gezawa.
Others are Gaya, Takai, Garko, Wudil, Warawa, Ungogo, Ajingi, Gwarzo, Tudun Wada, and Fagge.
Ambassador Abdu Zango reassured the commitment of INEC to ensuring free, fair, and credible elections.
He advised all political parties that have grievances to seek redress through legal means for peace to continue to reign in Kano.
The stakeholder’s meeting was attended by representatives of political parties, Civil Society organizations, security, and the media.
