Inspector General of Police Ogbonna Onovo has said the Nigeria Police Force would deploy personnel to ensure adequate security during the 2011 general elections.
Onovo stated this when Attahiru Jega, Chairman of INEC paid him a courtesy visit at the force headquarters in Abuja.
According to Onovo, the Police is well equipped to ensure the protection of lives and properties all through the exercise.
Onovo said the force would provide security beginning from the process of voter registration to when the election would be held.
According to him, the appointment of Jega as INEC chairman is a sacred mandate for the realisation of good governance through the conduct of credible elections.
Earlier, Jega had solicited the co-operation of the police in the provision of adequate security during the 2011 general elections.
Jega said adequate security formed crucial part of what was required in the conduct of free, fair and credible elections in the country.
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