2023: Let Us Regulate Your Campaigns — IGP To Politicians

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba-Alkali, has appealed to political parties and politicians in the country to allow the police to regulate their campaigns for the forthcoming 2023 elections.

Baba-Alkali made the appeal on Sunday in Maiduguri while speaking to journalists, stating that the aim of the measure was to contain any possible breakdown of law and order.

“I want to beg the politicians and political parties to give us the opportunity to regulate their processions, rallies and campaigns so that they don't have clashes.

“The Commissioner of Police is not saying you must apply for a permit before you campaign or rally but for him to know so that he can provide security for the venue of campaigns or to tell you if another party is also campaigning, for you to adjust to another date.

“It’s a matter of regulating for the benefit of all, to avoid things getting out of control", the IGP stated.

Baba-Alkali assured that the force was committed to ensuring security for the elections while adding that the use of pseudo-security agents by any politician or party would not be tolerated.

“Right now we have another 10,000 recruits undergoing training that we hope to graduate before the election.

“The successes we achieved in fighting Boko-Haram couldn’t have been possible without injecting CJTF.

“The CJTF assisted greatly as they know who is who in the area and led security to flush them out. That is what we want to copy.

“Security is all about everybody playing his quota; what your next neighbour is doing must interest you", he added.