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Prof. Prof. Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is against the use of masked or hooded security personnel in the 2015 general election.
Speaking during an interactive session he held with local and international Civil Society Organisations involved in election monitoring, Jega said, "In recent times, we have witnessed an increased presence of hooded security operatives during elections. This is an emerging trend which is highly worrisome and which needs to be addressed in good time. Security agents who are deployed on election duties should not be masked, the doctrine of transparency requires that they should be identifiable.
"We will not allow such persons during the 2015 elections. Any security personnel deployed for the election must be someone identifiable such that if anything happens we will be able to know who to hold responsible".
Masked security operatives were used during the just concluded governorship election in Osun state.
#Jega #INEC #Osun
Speaking during an interactive session he held with local and international Civil Society Organisations involved in election monitoring, Jega said, "In recent times, we have witnessed an increased presence of hooded security operatives during elections. This is an emerging trend which is highly worrisome and which needs to be addressed in good time. Security agents who are deployed on election duties should not be masked, the doctrine of transparency requires that they should be identifiable.
"We will not allow such persons during the 2015 elections. Any security personnel deployed for the election must be someone identifiable such that if anything happens we will be able to know who to hold responsible".
Masked security operatives were used during the just concluded governorship election in Osun state.
#Jega #INEC #Osun
