The Nasarawa State Police Command has raised the alarm over alleged moves by some politicians in the state to hijack Saturday’s governorship election.
A statement issued and made available on Friday by the command’s spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, accused politicians of importing thugs into some local government areas of the state in a bid to truncate the governorship and state assembly polls.
The command warned residents and politicians in the state to eschew such move, stressing that officers of the command are ready to deal ruthlessly with any unscrupulous person trying to disrupt the poll.
The statement reads, “It has come to the knowledge of the Nasarawa State Police Command that some desperate group of politicians, in their bid to truncate the electoral process in the State, have resorted to importing political thugs into some Local governments such as Nasarawa Eggon, Akwanga, Toto and Kokona.
“In view of the forgoing, the Command is using this medium to warn all politicians who are nursing the idea of disrupting the electoral process or contravene the Electoral Act, 2022, to stay away from such and allow the electoral process to be carried out peacefully
