Police and NSCDC Confirm Preparedness for APC National Convention in Lagos

By Judith FrankThe Lagos State Police Commandon Tuesdayconfirmed its readiness to provide utmost security duringWednesdaysNational Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC).The police said they have deployed enough policemen to provide adequate security fortomorrowsconvention.On the other hand, The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) also told journalist that it has deployed its officers to assist the police in providing security during the event.The convention is billed to holdtomorrow,10th of December 2014at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, where the powerful election of selecting the partys presidential candidate for the 2015 election will take place.According to The state Police Public Relations Officer who assured Nigerians of maximum security;``we have enough men on ground who are adequately kitted for the primary. We know the responsibility for the process to be credible is rested on us and we are aware of it.``We are willing, as usual, to discharge that responsibility to the best of our ability just like we have been doing in all other elections.``We knowtomorrow'selection will be a bigger one and we expect more people to come into the state, he told newsmen without disclosing the number of police personnel deployed.``The Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayode Aderanti, was around yesterday to see things for himself and he will be moving around today to monitor the situation again.``Arrangements have been put in place like traffic control, security, surveillance, sniffer dogs and every other thing needed to ensure a hitch-free convention.We are deploying our full arsenal to make sure that the election is credible, he said.In a related development, the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command of NSCDC, Mr Chibuzo Mefor said that corps had deployed 500 officers to collaborate with the police to provide security.He said the officers were already on ground fromTuesdayand would work throughout the night at the venue ahead of the convention.
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