The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sent 4,000 personnel to Kaduna State to provide security for Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections.
This was stated on Friday by DSC Habeeb Badamasi, spokesman for the NSCDC, Kaduna Command.
Mr Idris Adah, the Commandant, explained to Habeeb that the massive deployment of personnel in the state was to ensure the safety of lives and property.
The commandant urged residents to turn out in large numbers to exercise their right to vote without fear.
He stated that the command had formed a monitoring team that would tour the state’s 23 local government areas to ensure the safety of voters and election officials.
Adah said that the team would also track and arrest anyone involved in election malpractice.
“We have deployed the Anti-Vandals Squad to all critical national assets and infrastructure in the state to protect the assets against vandalism by criminal elements before, during and after the elections.”
The commandant added that undercover personnel would work at the background to support the operatives and other security agencies with credible intelligence to tackle any security issue.
Adah advised residents to also provide useful information about criminal elements and those involved in election malpractice, for appropriate action. (NAN)