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War or election? 25,000 policemen, 550 patrol vehicles deployed for Edo guber

The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday said it has deployed 25,000 police personnel, helicopters, gunboats and 550 patrol vehicles to Edo State for the governorship election on Saturday. In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Don A. Awunah, the police said it has deployed a deputy Inspector General of Police, assisted by an... Read More

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June 23, 2015

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IG deploys patrol vehicles to secure highways in replacement of road blocks

Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s order on Monday that all checkpoints by the military should be withdrawn nationwide, the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, said he has deployed additional 138 police patrol vehicles to fill the vacuum that has been created. Arase, who stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at a workshop on improving police response to... Read More

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