NSCDC vows to dismiss personnel caught in electoral fraud

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has stated that it would sack any official found culpable in aiding electoral fraud in the Ondo State governorship election held on Saturday.

The Corps’ Deputy Commandant General in charge of Operations, Ayuba Philips, stated this in Akure, the state capital, on Friday on the preparedness for the election.

According to Philips, any official culpable of any action that compromised the process of the election would be dismissed from service.

He urged the electorate to go all out to vote without fear.

He assured them that his men are ready to checkmate anyone planning to undermine the peaceful conduct of the election.

He said, “We want the people to trust us and also believe in us that we shall give them the best and nothing but the best.

“However, let me just say, from the authority of the civil defence. We don’t condone any act of unprofessionalism from any of our officers and men.

“Anybody who decides to commit any atrocity, I think he is asking himself to be out of the system. We shall not leave anybody. Once you commit, you should know your way is out.”

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