IGP ORDERS RESTRICTION OF MOVEMENT NATIONWIDE ON ELECTION DAY.

The Insoector - General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered a restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12am to 6pm on election day with the exception of those on essential services such as INEC Officials Electoral Observers, the press Ambulances responding to medicaal emergencies, firefighters amongst others. The order, which is part of measures emplaced to ensure a safe, secure, and conducive environment for the conduct of elections, is aimed at ensuring public order management, the safety of electorated as well as assisting the security agencies ineffective policing, thereby preventing hoodlums and criminally - minded elements from disrupting the election process.