ENUGU STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS: CP GIWA ORDERS MASSIVE DEPLOYMENT, MOVEMENT RESTRICTION

ENUGU STATE POLICE COMMAND

PRESS RELEASE

ENUGU STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS: CP GIWA ORDERS MASSIVE DEPLOYMENT, MOVEMENT RESTRICTION

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, mspsp, smicm, has ordered the massive deployment of personnel, operational and intelligence assets across the State’s 17 Local Government Areas and 260 wards for the Saturday, September 26, 2026, Chairmanship and Councillorship Elections to be conducted by the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC).

CP Giwa has also ordered the restriction of human and vehicular movements across the State from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on election day, except for persons on essential duties and duly accredited election officials. He further barred quasi-security outfits from participating in election security and directed all armed security personnel on VIP escort duties not to escort VIPs to Polling Units.

The Commissioner assures the electorate and the public of adequate security before, during and after the elections, in collaboration with other security agencies, and urges eligible voters to turn out and exercise their franchise. He warned political parties, candidates and their supporters against electoral malpractices and acts capable of disrupting the peaceful conduct of the elections, stressing that violators will face the full weight of the law.

The electorate and the public are urged to promptly report suspicious persons and activities capable of undermining the peaceful conduct of the elections to the nearest Police Station or call 08032003702, 08086671202 or 08021709005.

SP DANIEL NDUKWE, mnipr, mnisma
Police Public Relations Officer
Enugu State Command
State Headquarters
GRA, Enugu
24th September, 2026