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Anambra Election: NSCDC to deploy 30 special dogs

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NSCDC plans to deploy 30 special dogs for Anambra election.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, says it will deploy 11, 000 personnel and 30 special duty dogs for the forthcoming Anambra gubernatorial election scheduled to hold on November 18.

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The Commandant of the NSCDC in Anambra, Mr John Ahwen, disclosed this on Tuesday in Awka in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.

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Ahwen said that the team approved by the Commandant-General of NSCDC, to be led by Mr Hilary Madu, the NSCDC Deputy Commandant-General, Operations, and other top officers, would man each of the 21 local government areas of the state.

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He said that one or two personnel of the NSCDC would be in each of the 4,608 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) polling units across the state, adding that the personnel would be selected from Abia, Imo, Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra, Delta, Benue and Edo States.

He said that the NSCDC would equally deploy 115 vehicles, 15 boats, drones, and ambulances. He added that the 15 boats would support those being deployed in the riverine communities by the Nigerian Navy.

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“No security personnel deployed for the conduct of the Nov.18 governorship election has the power to arrest anybody except on the directive of the INEC electoral officer. Our mandate is to stand and watch and see that things move on well, ‘’ he added.

He therefore, advised the people of Anambra not to entertain fear or panic on sighting the security personnel on the day of election.

“The Anambra people should rest assured that the security personnel being deployed for Nov.18 election are participating for good.

“They will neither molest anybody nor interfere with the smooth conduct of the election,’’ he said.