The Federal Government has deployed a helicopter to Ebonyi to provide aerial surveillance during Saturday’s elections.

Gov. Dave Umahi told newsmen in Abakaliki on Friday that the deployment of the helicopter was to complement security measures already put in place in the state.

The governor said that the helicopter would be flying at low altitudes and urged residents not to panic. He assured them that the exercise was to deter insurgents or bandits from disrupting the election in any part of Ebonyi.

He said that they got a surprise package from the security chiefs in Abuja aimed at having free, fair and credible elections in Ebonyi and that the aircraft has already landed at the Ebonyi International Airport, explaining that its mission is to secure lives and to bolster the confidence of voters so that threats by bandits will not see the light of day.



He also told the people of Ebonyi to know that the aircraft will be flying at low altitude and they should not be afraid, that it would be there to protect them, evaluate flashpoints and any envisaged threats and deal with the matter decisively.