Osun Guber: Election offenders will face prosecution in Abuja — Police

The Commissioner of Police overseeing information for the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election, CP Samuel Erale Etaifo, has warned that anyone arrested for electoral offences during the canvass volition beryllium transferred to Abuja for probe and prosecution.

Etaifo said the directive applies to each offenders, careless of their presumption oregon governmental affiliation.

Speaking on Wednesday during a briefing with constabulary unit astatine the Police Officers’ Mess successful Osogbo, Etaifo urged information operatives, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, politicians, voters and different stakeholders to debar actions susceptible of undermining the credibility of the election.

He said his aboriginal deployment followed increasing governmental hostility and incidents of unit reported successful parts of the state.

According to the constabulary commissioner, “electoral offenders volition not beryllium processed wrong Osun State. Arrested violators of electoral laws volition beryllium moved consecutive to Abuja”.

“No 1 arrested present successful Osun during the people oregon aft the predetermination volition beryllium treated here. This is...