The Police at Force headquarters disclosed on Friday that eight Commissioners of Police and not 30 would be deployed to supervise security arrangements or the Osun governorship elections coming up on September 22, 2018.
According to force headquarters, each of the eight Area Commands in Osun State will be manned by a Commissioner of Police.
The disclosure was contained in a statement signed by the Force Public relations Officer, Acting DCP Jimoh Moshood.
The statement reads, “The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to publications in some sections of the media reporting that Thirty (30) Commissioners of Police will be deployed to supervise security arrangements for the Osun State Gubernatorial Elections coming up on 22nd September, 2018.
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“The Force wishes to categorically state that the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris, during a one day Seminar on imperativeness of police collaboration with essential stakeholders towards secured, free, fair and credible elections in Nigeria, held in Oshogbo, Osun State on 30th August, 2018, mentioned that there are Eight Area Commands in Osun State and a Commissioner of Police will be deployed to man each Area Command to supervise Security Arrangements for the Osun State Gubernatorial Election and not a Commissioner of Police to a Local Government in the State as reported.
“Consequently, critical stakeholders and the general public are enjoined to discountenance and disregard the report.
“Only eight (8) Commissioners of Police (One to each Police Area command), will be deployed to Osun State to supervise security arrangements in the forthcoming Gubernatorial election in Osun State.
“The Nigeria Police Force will continue to hold the media in high esteem as a veritable partner in ensuring adequate security for all elections in the Country.
“The Force thereby implores the Media to amend their records.”
Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood
FPRO, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
