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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shunned the Nigerian police force and the State Security Service advice over alleged threat by terrorists to postponed the Edo State governorship election.
The electoral body’s decision was announced on Wednesday by the INEC National Commissioner in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Mr Solomon Soyebi.
He spoke at a stakeholders’ meeting in Benin City, the state’s capital in south-south Nigeria.
Mr Soyebi was responding to the advice by the police and the Department of State Services (DSS), asking INEC to postpone the election scheduled to hold on Saturday over security concerns.
He said the commission had just been informed of the advice and would have to study it before any decision would be taken on it.
The police and the DSS had said that the advice was based on credible intelligence at their disposal, which suggested that insurgents were planning to attack vulnerable communities and soft targets with high population during the forthcoming Sallah celebrations between September 12 and 13.
The agencies highlighted Edo State as one of the states that have been earmarked for these planned attacks.
The electoral body’s decision was announced on Wednesday by the INEC National Commissioner in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Mr Solomon Soyebi.
He spoke at a stakeholders’ meeting in Benin City, the state’s capital in south-south Nigeria.
Mr Soyebi was responding to the advice by the police and the Department of State Services (DSS), asking INEC to postpone the election scheduled to hold on Saturday over security concerns.
He said the commission had just been informed of the advice and would have to study it before any decision would be taken on it.
The police and the DSS had said that the advice was based on credible intelligence at their disposal, which suggested that insurgents were planning to attack vulnerable communities and soft targets with high population during the forthcoming Sallah celebrations between September 12 and 13.
The agencies highlighted Edo State as one of the states that have been earmarked for these planned attacks.