Osun Election: Police ban politicians, VIPs from taking armed escorts to polling units

The Nigeria Police Force has barred governmental figures and VIPs from taking equipped escorts, information aides and different unauthorised persons to polling units and collation centres during Saturday’s Osun State governorship election.

The directive is portion of the information measures being deployed by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, to guarantee a peaceful, unafraid and credible electoral process crossed the state.

The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this successful a connection issued on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, adding that the IGP had deployed Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Ishyaku Mohammed, to Osun State to coordinate information operations for the August 15 governorship election.

DIG Mohammed volition coordinate the Police constituent of the election-security statement and enactment intimately with different information agencies nether the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee connected Election Security, ICCES.

He volition beryllium supported by Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and Commissioners of Police strategically deployed crossed the state’s 3 senatorial districts to supervise operations, fortify intelligence-led policing and guarantee punctual effect to emerging threats.

The Force said capable information arrangements had been enactment successful spot for the extortion of voters, INEC personnel, predetermination materia...