The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba-Alkali, has urged political parties and politicians to allow the police to regulate their campaigns for the 2023 general elections.

Baba-Alkali made the call on Sunday in Maiduguri while speaking to newsmen. He said the measure was to contain any possible breakdown of law and order.

While assuring of the force’s commitment to ensuring security for the election, the IGP said the use of pseudo-security agents by any politician or party would not be tolerated.

He reiterated the need for community policing for maximum results in containing criminals, adding that the 10,000 police earlier recruited by the force had been deployed to their various LGAs to enhance community policing.