MIRIAM NNOLI 
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun has said that quasi-security outfits won’t be allowed to intervene in election security in the South-South state.
Egbetokun made this known while speaking at the Edo Election Security Townhall meeting in Benin City on Sunday.
He said, “We will be impartial, we will be professional, and we will be vigilant whilst providing a level playing ground for all the political parties and their candidates.
“Quasi-security organisations would not be allowed to take part in this election. They will not be allowed to intervene in the election security.
“Just as we have done in previous elections, only the police and other security agencies will be lawfully deployed for this exercise.
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“For those who may be thinking of using violence to disrupt the election, I have a warning for them. Any person or persons found bearing any offensive weapon on the day of election will be treated instantly as an armed criminal,” he added.
He also assured citizens of the state of “peaceful outcomes”.
