Ogun State Police Command has warned politicians in the state to shun violence during and after the election.
The Commissioner of Police, Ikemefuna Okoye gave the warning during a seminar organised by Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, Ogun State chapter in conjuction with the state Police Command in commemoration of the 2014 World Human Rights Day.
The seminar tagged, Freedom and Security: A Panacea to Credible Election, was attended by all security agencies in the state as well as Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, and representatives of all political parties in the state.
The command which tasked politicians to ensure violence-free elections in 2015, taught them on how they could avoid rancour among themselves before, during and after the general elections.
Okoye explained that his command is combatant-ready to check any form of violence in the state during the polls.
According to him; “In order to have a credible, free and fair election, we should maintain peace. If we maintain peace, everything will go well in Nigeria.
“These elections must be free, peaceful, credible and must be straight. We should not appreciate the police alone, we should appreciate all security agencies particularly in the state, because we work together.
“Every Nigerian partaking in these elections should maintain peace, Ogun State Command will ensure everybody respects the law and we would be neutral because nobody is above the law.
“Towards a free, fair and credible elections, people should shun electoral offences, avoid violence, snatching of ballot boxes and electoral materials.
Also, speaking at the event, the state Chairman of CDHR , Olayinka Folarin explained that the forum was put in place to re-orientate the politicians on the need to respect one another’s right.
He said such peaceful co-existence would engender good economic development in the nation.
In his lecture, the guest lecturer, Mutiu Agboke charged the citizenry to have a new perception about the Police Force, noting that the police are allowed to curtail the freedom of the public based on the law.
He, however, urged security agencies and agents to adhere to the dictates of the constitution in the discharge of their duties.
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