The Police Service Commission (PSC) has deployed a team of its senior officials to Ekiti State to monitor police officers on election duties during the governorship election in the state on Saturday.

The Commission spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, made this known in a statement issued and made available to The Star on Wednesday.

Ani stated that the PSC’s officials would be in all the 16 Local Government Areas of the state.

The statement partly read: “The Commission has the Constitutional responsibility to appoint, promote, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over officers of the Force except the Inspector General of Police.

“The Nigeria Police Force as the lead Agency in Internal security, including security during elections is expected by the conduct of its officers to play a major role in the success or failure of the election.”

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Ani added that the Commission has also designed appropriate guidelines for all police officers deployed to Ekiti State on electoral duties, adding that the agency has also released dedicated telephone numbers for Nigerians to call to complain/report unwholesome conduct or to commend exemplary performance before, during, and after the gubernatorial election.

“The phone numbers are: 08065265651, 08072981057, and 08033345362.

“Chairman of the Commission and National Coordinator for the exercise, Alhaji Musiliu Smith has charged the Commission’s delegation to ensure professionalism in their conduct.

“He warned that any staff caught undermining the efforts of the Commission to ensure orderly and peaceful election in Ekiti will be disciplined in line with extant laws.

“Alhaji Smith also warned that police officer should not compromise their rules of engagement and refrain from being partisan in the course of their duty,” the PSC spokesperson added.

The Star