POLICE OFFICER IN ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE AT ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS EKITI RALLY DISMISSED

Ahmed also stated that the politician who brought the police officer to Ekiti State would also be charged to court at the appropriate time, adding that, the politician and a House of Representatives aspirant in the APC, Tayo Adebiyi, is still in police custody.

However, the police boss at a meeting with chairmen of political parties in Ado Ekiti warned politicians in Ekiti State ahead of the July 4 Governorship election, to abide by the rules to forestall violence and crisis during the exercise.

He declared that his command would not allow politicians to run foul of the 1999 constitution and the Electoral Act during the election, stating that the meeting offers the stakeholders the opportunity to brainstorm on how to ensure a peaceful election.

His words “What I want from my men is professionalism. We are going to be guided by the instrumentality of the law, because this election is going to be a different ball game,”.