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Commissioner of Police in the state, Bolaji Salami, who made the call in Akure, the state capital, said security agencies would not allow violence during the election on October 10. The police in Ondo have warned political thugs to avoid causing trouble before, during and after the governorship election in Ondo State or risk being jailed. Commissioner of Police in the state, Bolaji Salami, who made the call in Akure, the state capital, said security agencies would not allow violence during the election on October 10. Salami added that he had on two different occasions warned leaders of political parties in the state to caution their supporters to shun violence. He said, “If anyone thinks he could add violence to politics in Ondo State, such a joker would regret their involvement in politics. “The Ondo State Police Command would not hesitate to send anyone found sponsoring or inducing anybody into carrying out acts of violence in the name of politics to jail.” SaharaReporters recall tha

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra says it has taken delivery of all sensitive  materials needed for the smooth conduct of the Feb. 16 Presidential and National elections. Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) made the disclosure while briefing journalists at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Awka on Thursday. He said that the materials for the 21 Local Government Areas had been sorted out and would be escorted to the council areas by securities operatives deployed for INEC elections. The REC said that all the 21 Divisional Police Officers in the state were on ground to collect the batch allocated to their various council areas. Orji promised that all materials would be deposited in their council areas on or before 6pm. He said that the commission had received full replacement of all election materials gutted by fire in their storage on Feb. 12, adding that it was ready to conduct smooth elections come Feb. 16 and March 2.