By Adadareporters
Fake security personnel recruited by politicians to compromise Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State will be dealt with.
The deputy inspector general of police (DIG) for South-South, DIG Daniel Sokari-Pedro, stated this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Yenagoa.
He said the intention of such politicians was to cause problem and disrupt the electoral process. It was alleged that some politicians have provided military uniforms to thugs recruited to disrupt the election.
Mr Sokari-Pedro said, “It has come to my notice that politicians have been using some fake law enforcement agents.
“I want to assure you that whether such law enforcement agents are fake or real, if they are arrested, they are in serious trouble. They will blame the day they were born into this world, I assure them.
“Whether they are fake or real, the issue is that they are disturbing the electoral process.”
The DIG cautioned politicians making inflammatory statements to further charge the already tensed atmosphere in Bayelsa ahead of the election to desist from such.
He said, “I want everybody to thread with caution; the election is just a few hours away; we should give peace a chance and ensure we don’t make unnecessary inflammatory statements.”
Mr Sokari-Pedro warned that the police would not be stampeded to abandon their professional duties through baseless allegations.
In his words, “About three or so days since I came here, the place has been inundated with complaints from several quarters, all of them having to do with this election issue in Bayelsa. That is unfortunate.
“As it has to do with our preparation for the election, let me sound this loud and clear, that there is no place under the earth where election takes place that there is no complaint.
“But this election complain should not be used to judge police preparedness, and that should not in any way depreciate the election which has not taken place.
“Whenever such complains come, we will surely investigate them, but I want to appeal to politicians from all divide, that they should stop condeming the police when the election has not even taken place.”
