The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has disclosed that 21,000 personnel would be deployed for the election, warning that the police will not allow any person or group of people no matter how highly and lowly placed in the society to truncate the Saturday governorship election in Osun State.
Speaking in Osogbo during the stakeholders meeting, the police boss said no one will be allowed to wear any cloth, emblem or colour that signifies any political parties in the polling units.
“No person is allowed to move around with security details around the polling units. Indeed, the appropriate directive has been given for the withdrawal of details around politically exposed persons.
“Everyone is enjoined to vote and return to their respective houses within approved perimeters of the polling centres.
“No one is allowed to move about from one polling unit to another as there will be restrictions on movement on the day of the election.
“Only INEC accredited election monitors, and observers are permitted to move around for election monitoring and they must all wear their INEC accreditation tags,” he added.