Osun: Police Announce Movement Restriction, Ban Amotekun, Others From Polling Units
Police said helicopters, drones and mobile courts will support election security as officers move to curb vote-buying and ballot-box snatching.
- Ahead of Saturday's gubernatorial election in Osun State, the Nigeria Police Force restricted movement from midnight Friday until 6:00 p.m. Saturday, deploying more than 15,000 personnel to secure the poll.
- Force Public Relations Officer CSP Anietie Iniedu confirmed that helicopters and drones are conducting aerial surveillance, with mobile police units deployed across all 30 local government areas to strengthen security.
- Authorities have prohibited non-state security groups like Amotekun from participating in election operations, while police reported recovering about 34 illegal firearms from suspected hoodlums with investigations ongoing.
- A mobile court will try anyone arrested for electoral offenses such as ballot-box snatching or vote-buying, as CSP Ani Iniedu urged public cooperation with deployed security personnel.
- The Army will cordon off border routes into Osun State starting Saturday as key candidates—Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Alliance, and Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress—compete for the governorship.
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Osun: Police announce movement restriction, ban Amotekun, others from polling units
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