The Nasarawa State Police Command has introduced short-term traffic diversion and movement restrictions throughout designated elements of Lafia ahead of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential marketing campaign rally scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
The rally is predicted to coincide with the visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the state capital and entice authorities officers, political leaders, occasion supporters and different dignitaries throughout the nation.
In a press assertion issued on Tuesday, November 3, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, stated the measures had been half of complete safety and traffic administration preparations designed to guarantee the protection of the President, his entourage, rally individuals and members of the general public.
According to the assertion, the short-term restrictions will have an effect on designated routes, adjoining roads and strategic areas inside Lafia metropolis to facilitate the movement of the presidential convoy and guarantee efficient crowd management.
The Command consequently suggested motorists, industrial tricycle operators, bike riders and different highway customers to cooperate with safety personnel, obey traffic laws and comply with directives at designated diversion factors.
Commuters had been additionally urged to plan their journeys ahead of time, permit for attainable delays and use various routes as directed by safety operatives.
Business house owners, transport operators and residents inside the affected areas had been equally suggested to make obligatory preparations for his or her every day actions ahead of the short-term restrictions.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohamed, appealed to residents to stay calm, train endurance and cooperate with safety personnel all through the interval.
He notably cautioned in opposition to pointless movement round restricted areas, urging everybody with out professional enterprise on the rally venue and designated safety zones to keep away.
The Commissioner additionally known as on political stakeholders and supporters of totally different political events to conduct themselves peacefully and keep away from actions succesful of disrupting public order.
The assertion additional urged opposition events and different political teams to respect the rights of others and uphold peaceable political participation all through the occasion.
“The Command assures the public that adequate security personnel have been deployed to strategic locations across the metropolis to maintain law and order, manage traffic, protect lives and property, and ensure the peaceful and successful conduct of the Presidential campaign rally,” the assertion learn.
The police additionally appealed to members of the general public to stay vigilant and promptly report suspicious actions, unattended objects or different safety considerations to the closest police station.
While expressing remorse over the inconvenience the short-term preparations would possibly trigger, the Command reaffirmed its dedication to defending lives and property and sustaining a peaceable and safe setting throughout the state.
