The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has deployed 30 Commissioners of Police for the monitoring of governorship election scheduled to take place on Saturday August 15, 2026 in Osun State
Penpushing reports that the Force Public Relations Officer, Anietie Iniedu made this known while addressing journalists in Osogbo on the police preparations for the governorship poll.
The police spokesperson said the police commenced the deployment of its personnel three weeks before the poll, adding that a Deputy Inspector-General of Police would coordinate security activities during the poll.
Penpushing further reports that Iniedu stated that, over 15,000 police operatives would be on duty during the poll, pointing out that a police helicopter and drone unit had arrived in the state to conduct area surveillance.
The image maker explained that two units of the Mobile Police Force, each comprising over 60 personnel, had been deployed to the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osogbo, the state capital.
Penpushing also reports that he said, in similar vein each local government area in the state would have a unit of the Police Mobile Force, stressing that the authorities have deployed armed mobile policemen to every local government area in the state
“We have deployed armed mobile policemen to every local government area in the state. So, we have 30 units across 30 local government areas. A unit is about 60 policemen’, Iniedu disclosed.
“We also have two units of armed mobile policemen attached to the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters in Osogbo here. The men who stay at the local government areas are being coordinated by a Commissioner of Police. There is a Commissioner of Police in each Local Government Area’, he added.
“We also have a Deputy Commissioner of Police in each Local Government Area, as well as a Mobile Police Commander and a PMF commander with the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police in each Local Government Area’.
“As of today (Thursday), our helicopters and drone units have arrived in Osogbo, and they will be conducting area surveillance from now, during and immediately after the elections’, Iniedu stated
Penpushing reports that the Force Public Relations Officer equally disclosed that the Army would cordon off all the border roads leading into Osun State from 12am on Saturday, to lock down the state.
“We will be locking down the state. We will not be allowing any vehicular movement apart from those on essential duty, security duties and those going to cast their franchise,” he said.
Penpushing further reports that he advised parents to warn their children against electoral offences, including intimidation, stalking, vote-buying and ballot-box snatching, adding that a mobile court would be in place to try anyone arrested for involvement in electoral offences.
The police spokesperson disclosed that the authorities had so far mopped up about 34 illegal firearms, and investigations are ongoing, however, he did not give details of the weapons
‘We don’t have specific details about the guns we have mopped up, but I know that in Osun State, so far, we have mopped up about 34 illegal firearms, and investigations are ongoing’, he stated
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