The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has deployed Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Ishyaku Mohammed, to Osun State to coordinate security operations for the governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026. Contained in a statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer, ANI INIEDU, the deployment is part……
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has deployed Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Ishyaku Mohammed, to Osun State to coordinate security operations for the governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026.
Contained in a statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer, ANI INIEDU, the deployment is part of measures to ensure a peaceful, secure and credible electoral process across the state.
The Force said DIG Mohammed would coordinate the police component of the election security arrangement and work closely with other security agencies under the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES).
He will be supported by Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and Commissioners of Police deployed across the state’s three senatorial districts to supervise operations, strengthen intelligence-led policing and ensure prompt response to emerging threats.
The police said it had put in place adequate security arrangements to protect voters, INEC personnel, election materials, polling units, collation centres, accredited observers and media practitioners before, during and after the election.
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The IGP warned political actors, their supporters and other intending troublemakers against disrupting the electoral process, stressing that “ballot snatching, voter intimidation, political thuggery, and every other electoral offence will attract prompt arrest and prosecution.”
Disu also reiterated the ban on armed escorts, security aides and other unauthorised persons accompanying political figures or VIPs to polling units or collation centres on election day.
“State-established security outfits, quasi-security groups, and private security organisations are equally barred from election-security duties,” the police said, noting that the directive was consistent with established Nigeria Police Force election-security guidelines.
The Force urged residents, voters and visitors in Osun State to remain peaceful and assured them of adequate security before, during and after the election.
It also urged eligible citizens to “exercise their franchise peacefully and without fear,” while reaffirming its commitment to “professionalism, neutrality, respect for human rights, and the protection of the electoral process.”
