On Friday afternoon, the entrance leading to the office was cordoned off by fierce-looking armed soldiers who mounted a blockade with sandbags while persons trying to access the place were subjected to search and proper identification.
Also, three police patrol vans and an Armoured Personnel Carrier were stationed at strategic locations leading to the INEC office when our correspondent visited the facility on Friday.
Scores of ad hoc staff, mainly members of the National Youth Service Corps who have been trained by the INEC for the election, were seen checking their names and postings at the office.
Journalists were simply asked to identify themselves by the security operatives before letting them in.
Some of the soldiers were seen mounting territories on the other side of the road in the event of any untoward incident.
Meanwhile, several policemen were seen patrolling major streets of Yenagoa and its outskirts in what can be described as a show of force to warn troublemakers to steer clear.
The operatives were seen in about three vans, some hooded, drove somewhat dangerously through the Swali axis near the INEC office, through the Ekeki, Azikoro, and Okaka axis of Yenagoa, singing, obviously creating the awareness that they prepared to ensure there were no security breaches before and during the poll.
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