PSC To Deploy 400 Officers To Monitor Conduct Of Policemen On Electoral Duties

The Police Service Commission says it is sending 400 Monitors to
the 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja, to monitor the conduct of Police Men on electoral duties
during the 2019 General Elections.

In a statement on Tuesdays, a spokesperson for the commission,
Ikechukwu Ani, said the monitors are expected to leave Abuja
tomorrow, Wednesday, February 13th, 2019.

The commission’s monitors will be armed with its guidelines for
the conduct of Officers on electoral duty and the Officers’ conduct
during the elections will be assessed based on the guidelines.

Ani said the commission has also procured dedicated telephone
lines for all the states of the Federation where the electorates
and other citizens can access its monitors to complain or commend
the conduct of the police, the lead security Agency, for the
elections.

The dedicated lines are: Abia; 07087971417; Adamawa;
08083283429; Anambra 09060242915; Akwa Ibom, 08023313250; Bauchi,
08155618915; Bayelsa; 09072933330; Benue; 07064477489; Bornu;
07010717323; Cross Rivers; 08037002162; Delta 08173918368; Ebonyi;
08107984407; Edo; 07088882376; Ekiti; 08023609059; Enugu;
08053399365; Gombe; 08112210442; Imo; 08033326666; Jigawa;
09025788444; Kaduna; 08178246464; Kano; 07085479495; Katsina;
08025056517; Kebbi; 08076791608; Kogi; 08090976725; Kwara;
08054970152; Lagos; 08023081301; Nasarawa; 08169464872; Niger;
08068166910; Ogun; 08065265651; Ondo; 08072981057; Osun;
08035954253; Oyo; 08023677969; Plateau; 09052929150; Rivers;
08021001313; Sokoto; 08034984841; Taraba; 08099352527; Yobe;
08036124586; Zamfara; 08096720807; and FCT; 07037002990.

PSC said the electorates can also follow the Commission on its
twitter handle; @POLICESERVICEC2 for updates on the monitoring of
police conduct during the elections.

The National Coordinator for the exercise and Chairman of the
Commission, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, a retired Inspector- General of
Police, said the Police Officers on electoral duties have a
responsibility of ensuring that peaceful atmosphere are maintained
at the polling and counting centers during the elections and that
citizens exercise their franchise without fear of coercion,
intimidation, violence or manipulation.

The Chairman expects all officers to be at alert, approachable,
professional and ensure fairness and firmness.