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2019: We Will Come Down Hard On Promoters Of Hate Speeches, Police Warns

Police IGP, Ibrahim Idris

Nigeria Police has warned that it will apply the full weight of the law on any individuals or groups found to be engaged in hate speeches, indecent and criminal defamatory conducts that can cause threat to public peace and safety anywhere in the Country during the campaigns towards the 2019 general elections.

In a statement today, Sunday, by the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood said that the Police will not tolerate any form of political thuggery, intimidation, demonstration of violent conducts and over dramatization of political fans that can precipitate political clashes and jeopardize prevailing peace in any State from any Political Party or Politicians.

“State Commissioners of Police are to effect arrest and immediately prosecute any party member or supporters in possession of firearms or dangerous weapons during political campaigns and rallies in their respective States.

The statement said that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has warned Assitant Inspectors General and Commissioners of Police across the Country, Senior Police Officers and other personnel not to engage in political partisanship or bias but to remain focus and provide security for all throughout the period of campaign and the general elections.

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“The Force will continue to be neutral and ensure level playing ground in terms of security, and therefore will not tolerate any attempt by any political party or other group(s) or individual(s) to link the operation of the Force in partisanship with any political party or affiliate.

“Parents and Guidance, Traditional/Religious Leaders, Public Office Holders are hereby implored to monitor their children, wards, subjects and adherent to be law abiding and resist to be used to cause disturbance of public peace and violation of law and order during the period of the campaigns and beyond.

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