POLICE RESTRICT MOVEMENT IN ONDO STATE

IG of Police Mohammed Abubakar

Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial elections in Ondo State, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered restriction on movements in and around the State. A statement by Deputy Police Public Relations Office Frank E. Mba said the order would take two tracks.  The first would impose restrictions on movement in and out of Akure only, beginning at 6p.m. local time today until 6am tomorrow Friday.

On the second track, the restriction would be in place “in and out of the entire State, except for those on essential duties and or such degree of movement necessary for citizens to exercise their franchise on the election day, and would take effect from 6pm on Friday and expire at 8pm on Saturday. Under the arrangement, travelers and citizens who intend to use roads in and out of Ondo State are advised to use alternative routes.

Abubakar expressed regrets over the inconveniences that road users and the general public may suffer as a result of the restriction, the Inspector General of Police appeals for the understanding and cooperation of the entire citizenry, as the restriction is essentially to ensure the effective security of citizens, election officials and materials,” the statement said. “It is a strategy to curtail the influx and movement of undesirable and criminal elements in and out of the State before and during the election.”