Osun: Police announce movement restriction, ban Amotekun, others from polling units

Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial predetermination successful Osun State, the Nigeria Police has announced a regularisation of question crossed the authorities from 12:00 midnight connected Friday, 14th August, 2026, until 6:00 p.m. connected Saturday, 15th August, 2026.

This was contained successful a connection issued connected Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu.

The connection urged members of the nationalist to “comply afloat with the regularisation and cooperate with information unit deployed crossed the State.

“Only persons and categories of question specifically exempted by the due authorities volition beryllium permitted during the period,” the connection said.

The Force PRO besides reiterated the earlier prohibition connected the information of Amotekun and different non-state information actors successful election-related information operations successful the election.

According to the statement, the unit emphasised that “only information agencies recognised and established nether the Constitution and laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are authorised to execute information and law-enforcement duties alongside the Ni...