No plans to arrest PDP guber candidate in Bauchi -CP

SELYA YARNAP , Bauchi

Bauchi State Police Command has denied the allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that there is a grand plan to arrest and place its gubernatorial candidate, Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir under house arrest til after the gubernatorial and State Assembly elections comin.

The State Police Commissioner, Ali Aji Janga said this on Friday while addressing Journalists on the preparations of the Command for the gubernatorial /state House of Assembly elections in the state, saying that the allegation is baseless and unfounded.

“How can we arrest a candidate standing election for doing nothing? The Command does not have that plan, all we want is a peaceful conduct of the election, even more peaceful than the last one”, the CP said.

He said over 5000 personnel would be deployed to all the 20 local government areas of the state, adding that the Command will operate in conjunction with other sister security agencies to maintain law and order before, during and after the elections.
The CP warned private security agencies including vigilante groups, local hunters and the likes to steer clear of the poling areas, declaring that it is not their responsibility to do so just as he warned VIPs not to go to the polling areas with their security details.

Speaking on the complaints by politicians on the operational style of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in the state, he said every state has such outfits, stating however that the complaints are more because of the political situation now, assuring that “I will investigate all the complaints and take appropriate action on the Squad”.

According to him, the RRS was formed with the aim of fighting crimes and criminality ,”as far as I am concerned, the RRS in the state is doing well despite the little shortcomings which will be addressed. If anyone has a complaint against the outfit, such a person should officially forward it to me and necessary actions will be taken”.

The Police Commissioner said that as from 12 midnight all movements will be restricted but only people on essential duties, observers both domestic and international and electorate will be allowed to move around with adequate Police cover just as he called on the people to be peaceful and law abiding.

Regarding the arrests of suspected political thugs so far made, the Police Commissioner explained that some of them have been investigated and charged to court warning that more arrests will be made to forestall any breakdown of law and order in the state calling on politicians not to be involved in acts of thuggery or any violent conduct.

Also, the CP disclosed that 24 people were arrested aftermath of the violence that greeted the electoral victory of President Muhammadu Buhari adding that all those arrested will be properly investigated and charged in accordance with the laws of the country.

Daily Champion reports that the State chapter of the PDP had alleged that there was a grand plan to arrest its gubernatorial candidate, Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir and placed him under house arrest until after the elections.

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