The Commissioner of Police in Akwa-Ibom State, Mr Gabriel Achon has warned that violence in the 2015 general elections in the country would be inevitable if politicians do not play by the rules.

The Commissioner gave the warning at a-one day sensitization workshop ahead of the 2015 general elections organized by the Akwa-Ibom State Police Command in collaboration with the state’s branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

 The commissioner lamented that since independence; elections in the country were widely flawed due to violence and associated loss of lives and property.

“People all over the world, have advocated the need for free and fair elections. This is often at great personal risk. Where critical departures from acceptable rules governing the electoral process are not met, violence may become inevitable.

“The role of the Nigeria Police Force at ensuring free, fair and credible elections cannot therefore be overemphasized. The 2015 general elections are fast approaching. Training programmes and dialogue among electoral stakeholders such as this are viable tools in ensuring hitch-free elections.

“It is against this backdrop that the Nigeria Police High Command as part of strategies evolved to ensure security of the entire electoral process is organizing this one-day workshop for its men, stakeholders and the general public”, CP Achon noted.

 The Paramount Ruler of Obot Akara Local Government Area and father of the day, HRM Okuku Uwah Adiaka saw things differently, he said that a free and fair election is realisable and possible in the country.

The monarch rather enjoined the police and other security arms to work towards bringing the trend to a tolerable level.