'Lai Olurode and MK Hammanga duties which should involve the Divisional Police Officer(DPO), Electoral Officer(EO) and party agents at the local government level. This should breathe in more transparency into the process to the extent that only objective criteria would be given weight in deployment. In the sharing of election materials, we have been able to introduce more transparency by involving all the key stakeholders. It is only by taking cognizance of these measures that we can lay to rest embarrassing incidents of snatching of ballot boxes and of election materials as was the case during the state constituency election in Katsina on July 28, 2012. Even if all these measures are put in place and we do not address some challenges of deployment, our elections would still not be secured to the desirable degree. We shall address these challenges in the next section. 5.4 Challenges of Deployment Logistics, which encompasses transportation, remuneration and welfare, are among the core challenges of deployment of security personnel in election administration. Security personnel generally, and police in particular perceive the approach of an election as a harvest period of a sort, indeed an opportunity to nest their feathers. Once called upon for involvement in election security, expectations are often high and most security personnel regard INEC as a bottomless pit when it comes to disbursing fund for election. Some continued to refer to the N86 billion budget which was granted the Commission during the registration exercise for the procurement of Direct Data Capture Machines(DDCM). 74 ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING Deployment of Security Personnel in Elections: Challenges and Lessons from the Field A typical day to an election is often a rowdy and crowded scene and no community can disregard the heavy presence of security personnel. Divisional police stations are typically under immense pressure as security personnel gather for posting. Their presence could erode environmental serenity and friendliness. There is paucity of information about their postings and how they would get there. Nothing is often said about their remuneration as well and speculations are often peddled. Our field experiences and discussions with security personnel involved in election clearly suggest acute dissatisfaction with the prevailing mode of remuneration. Security personnel complain of being short-changed. Our interactions with them convinced us that direct remuneration through e-payment would be a more acceptable option. The environment is generally unfit for human habitation and if they arrived some days before the election, it could be worse. A nearby school, with often no washroom facilities, may become a makeshift camp. There are other challenges that deployment for election security has to contend with. Worthy of note are the challenges of operational control 7 of the security forces involved in election. Constitutionally 8 , the Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the head of the police force and the Police State Command under the control of the Commissioner of Police (CP). The IGP is appointed by the President of the country and the he takes instructions from him while State Commissioners of Police take instructions from the IGP as well. Though, State Governors are referred to as Chief Security Officers of their states, in practice, State Commissioners of police may ELECTION SECURITY IN NIGERIA: MATTERS ARISING 75