Officers of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) will act according to the mandate of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) during the 2019 elections, DSP John Obong Okon has said.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Deputy Superintendent of Police, who is Festac Divisional Police Officer (DPO) stated this on Saturday.
He stated this during the Amuwo Decides 2019 community election debate organized by Festac Online in conjunction with TNG for candidates vying for House of Representatives and Lagos State House of Assembly.
DSP Okon stated that the security of lives and properties is imperative during the elections, while urging youths desist from actions capable of disrupting the electoral process.
“I want to urge the youth that we have a stake in what is going on in the politics of this country.
“We should not give ourselves out to be used by politicians for destruction. We should be used to build.
“We are out as security officers. We are not going to play politics. We will make sure there is enabling environment for all to participate equally in the elections.
“We will not allow any politician to go free who infringes on any person’s right or who interferes with the electoral process.
“We are out as security officers irrespective of any politician or political party. We are going to act professional as mandated by the IGP.
“Whether you belong to party A or party B is immaterial. We are not going to tolerate any indiscipline,” he said.