The Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu has orderedsecurity beef up in the affected states of re-run elections in 28 federal andstate constituencies. The Force Spokesman, Frank Mba, who announced this in astatement in Abuja, said the Police Boss had ordered Police Commissioners inthe affected states to ensure comprehensive security arrangement for theIndependent National Electoral Commission, INEC offices and facilities. Mba said the order was to ensure hitch-free elections and alevel-playing ground for all the candidates and parties in the elections. Henoted that the affected states are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Benue, Cross River,Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Ogun and Sokoto. He said the Adamu had ordered police personnel deployed forthe elections to strictly abide by rules guiding the conduct of officers onelection duty. Mba pledged that the officers would be professional andapolitical in the discharge of their duties and enjoined politicians,candidates and the electorate to ensure strict conformity to the rules of lawduring the elections.