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From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
The Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, has enjoined security agencies in Osun State to collaborate and smoke out criminals from their hideout to ensure peace ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
Speaking through the DIG Adegoke Soyoade at the police headquarters in Osogbo, yesterday, Disu expressed displeasure over reports of violence in the state.
He spoke at a stakeholders meeting with security operations where the All Progressives Congress and Accord Party were invited for a peace talk.
Though the APC representative attended the meeting, the police expressed surprise that Accord was not represented despite invitation.
Noting that the police is aware of cultism in the state, the IG maintained that they must not be allowed to operate freely.
He said, “The CP Osun State in collaboration with other agencies need to know their hideouts, get credible information about them, smoke them out and deal with them within the ambit of the law, regardless of where they belong.”
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Brigadier Gen S. S Bello, said there must be a joint show of force, which he said should start this weekend and continue till the day of election.
“Every weekend, till the day of the election, there must be a joint patrol. Come out in full force with your armoured vehicles, with every arsenal, move around all the nooks and crannies of the state. That will send signals to the perpetrators that this is not a business as usual again,” Bello said.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, said the INEC has done everything necessary on voter education and engagement with stakeholders across the local government.
“We have been to 29 out of 30 local government. We have had enough voter education and engagement with stakeholders. We met political parties, students union, transport union, CSOs, and other stakeholders.
“We’ve received about 75 percent of our non sensitive materials. We had understanding with security agencies,” Babalola said.
The APC representative promised to cooperate with security to ensure peaceful election, noting that the party had warned its members to engage in issue-based campaign.
