Voters in all 3,691 polling units in the 23 Local Government Areas of Benue State will today elect officials for the local councils. At least 6,000 security operatives have been deployed to cover the polls.

The state Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama, at a joint security briefing in Makurdi yesterday, urged the security personnel to maintain a high sense of duty, adding that their role in the election was to provide safety for electoral officers, election materials as well as voters throughout the duration of the exercise.

He warned that anyone found participating in rigging would be punished.