Osun election: 30 CPs, 15,000 police operatives deployed for Saturday poll

Nigeria Police Force has deployed 30 Commissioners of Police and much than 15,000 unit for Saturday’s governorship predetermination successful Osun State.

Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists successful Osogbo connected the information arrangements for the poll.

Iniedu said the deployment began 3 weeks earlier the election, with a Deputy Inspector-General of Police assigned to coordinate the wide information cognition crossed the state.

He said constabulary authorities had besides deployed aerial surveillance assets, including a chopper and drone units, to show developments before, during and instantly aft the election.

“We person deployed equipped mobile policemen to each section authorities country successful the state. So, we person 30 units crossed 30 section authorities areas. A portion is astir 60 policemen,” Iniedu said.

According to him, each of the 30 section authorities areas would person a Police Mobile Force unit, portion 2 further units would beryllium stationed astatine the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission ...