Bauchi police deploy large security operatives, restrict movement ahead of bye-elections

The Bauchi State Police Command has announced the deployment of information unit and operational instrumentality up of Saturday’s bye-elections successful Disina and Sakwa authorities constituencies.
The elections, organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), are scheduled for September 19, 2026, successful Disina State Constituency of Shira Local Government Area and Sakwa State Constituency of Zaki Local Government Area.

In a connection issued connected Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, said the Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, ordered the deployment arsenic portion of measures to guarantee a peaceful and credible electoral process.

“The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, mni, psc(+), has ordered the deployment of a ample fig of information unit and operational instrumentality to the 2 constituencies,” Habib said.

According to the statement, the cognition volition beryllium conducted successful collaboration with different information agencies nether the Inter-Consultative Committee connected Election Security (ICCES).

The bid besides announced restrictions connected question and immoderate commercialized activities wrong the affected areas.

“Movement of vehicles and immoderate commercialized activities volition beryllium restricted from 6:00am to 6:00pm connected Saturday, Se...