{"id":100302,"date":"2023-11-09T21:10:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T20:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/bayelsa-guber-poll-protesters-storm-police-headquarters-demand-removal-of-cp"},"modified":"2023-11-09T23:38:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T22:38:19","slug":"bayelsa-guber-poll-protesters-storm-police-headquarters-demand-removal-of-cp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bayelsa-guber-poll-protesters-storm-police-headquarters-demand-removal-of-cp","title":{"rendered":"Bayelsa guber poll: Protesters storm police headquarters, demand removal of CP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Hundreds of women on Thursday, besieged the headquarters of the Bayelsa State Police Command, demanding the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police, CP, Tolani Alausa.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters, mostly dressed in black attires, also called on President Bola Tinubu and the inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to ensure a peaceful election in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The women displayed placards with inscriptions such as \u2018IG- The Police must be neutral\u2019, \u2018Change CP Alausa for a violence free poll\u2019, \u2018We say No to CP Alausa\u2019, and \u2018Give us new CP, we don\u2019t want Tolani Alausa\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>One of the protesters, Madam Alice Daniels, said, \u201cAll we are asking for is a violent free election in the state. Is that a big thing to ask from those who are suppose to be responsible for protecting us? Why can\u2019t the police be neutral in this election?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t we just vote for our preferred candidates in peace. We want a non-violent exercise. The police should protect the people and allow us vote who we want. This shouldn\u2019t be like other elections where people manipulate election with the assistant of the police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the protesters, the DIG, South South, Sokari Pedro, assured them of a peaceful conduct of the election on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWe have heard your agitations, and we will ensure a peaceful conduct of the exercise before and after.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just addressed stakeholders of the various parties and other state actors that the election will be peaceful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2023 is not 2019 and 2015, we have put all measures together for a peaceful process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Hundreds of women on Thursday, besieged the headquarters of the Bayelsa State Police Command, demanding the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police, CP, Tolani Alausa. 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