Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election rally on Wednesday in Lafia, the Nasarawa State Police Command says it has deployed 2,000 personnel to provide tight security in the state.

ASP Samaila Usman, the command spokesman, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lafia that the purpose was to ensure a hitch-free visit by the President.

According to Usman, the personnel were drawn from the Police Mobile Force, Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence units.

Usman said the state’s Commissioner of Police, Adebola Emmanuel-Longe, also deployed men of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit as well as conventional policemen.

Usman added that there would be diversion of traffic within Lafia during the period of the rally and admonished the public to cooperate with the police.