Abia: security agencies hold meeting on protection of INEC officials, election materials

Security agencies successful Abia State person held a strategical gathering astatine the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, bureau successful Umuahia, connected however to support INEC unit during the 2027 wide elections successful Abia State.

The gathering besides focused connected strategical deployment of information personnel, harmless escort of predetermination materials and investigation of assorted threats facing the creaseless behaviour of elections crossed the state.

The meeting, which was attended by the Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Wilfred Afolabi, besides had heads of sister information agencies successful the authorities successful attendance.

The State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, besides participated successful the information meeting.

Speaking astir the meeting, Abia State Police Command said it would enactment successful synergy with different information agencies to support electoral officials and materials, arsenic good arsenic unafraid a peaceful situation passim the predetermination period.

A connection signed by DSP Maureen Chinaka, said, "The gathering besides emphasised the request for robust information arrangements astatine INEC offices and different captious locations to safeguard the electoral process."

"It further highlighted the value of implementing the Inspector-General of Police’s directives connected electoral security", Chinaka said.

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