Guber poll: Deployment already paying off in Bayelsa – Police

The Nigeria Police Force says the deployment of personnel is already yielding positive results ahead of the polls in Bayelsa.

This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi while speaking to Channels TV’s Politics Today following the recent protests in Bayelsa State.

Adejobi said, “I am sure that the DIG in charge of election in Bayelsa State has reacted to that. There was a protest in Bayelsa, but I don’t know much about it. Every Nigerian read it in the news and the DIG had reacted to that. So there is no cause for alarm. Everybody has the right to protest.

“There are very senior officers on the ground. The senior officers on the ground were able to assess the situation and respond properly. I am sure that they have made the right decision in Bayelsa. I can assure you that our deployments are already paying off.”

According to him, some women who stormed the command headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, demanding the removal of the Commissioner of Police, Tolani Alausa on Friday were dispersed by the police.

The women alleged that Alausa was biased.

Adejobi, however, noted that there is no cause for alarm with regard to today’s governorship election in Bayelsa State.