OGUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS: POLICE WARNS ALL POLITICAL PARTIES AND THEIR CANDIDATES TO ESCHEW VIOLENCE
The Ogun State police command has warned all political parties and their candidates to eschew violence in the forthcoming Local Government elections slated for Saturday July 24.
In a statement by the State's Police PRO, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command is partnering with other sister security agencies to ensure free, fair and credible election.
He noted that the police Commissioner, Edward Shogun, has detected all Area commanders and DPOs to be on the alert in order to stop any violent act within their areas.
Also, the command's tactical teams, namely SWAT, Anti-kidnapping, Anti-cultism as well as PMF have been deployed to every nook and cranny of the State to ensure hitch free election.
The Police boss pleaded with all party leaders to advise their supporters to conduct themselves in a peaceful manner. He warned that anyone caught trying to disrupt the peace of the election would be made to face the law.
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