The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has said it will deploy 102,000 officers, as part of its commitment towards ensuring a hitch-free election.
The Spokesperson for the Corps, Olusola Odumosu disclosed this to our correspondent on Monday.
Odumosu said that the safety of voters during and after election was a top priority, adding that the elections would be violent free.
Concerning the plan to deal with perpetrators of vote-buying, the NSCDC Spokesperson said, “As the political class are trying to orchestrate voting buying, security agencies are also mapping out strategies to checkmate them. Good enough, the corps alongside other security agencies including the Economic and Financial Crime Commission are part of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security. All hands are on deck to easily identify the perpetrators and nab them. Efforts are in place to reduce vote-buying and anyone caught will be arrested and dealt with.”
Odumosu added that operatives of the corps that participated in the 2022 Osun and Ekiti elections have been paid their outstanding allowances.
