2023 Election: Police Ban Officers From Escorting VIPs To Polling Units

• Policemen have been banned from escorting VIPs to polling units during elections.

• This was made known on Wednesday in Osogbo by the spokesperson of the police command, SP Yemisi Opalola.

• SP Yemisi warned that any officer found to have flouted the directive will be subjected to disciplinary actions.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the police command in Osun State has issued a ban on police officers who are assigned to protect governors, ministers, and other government officials from accompanying their principals to polling stations during the 2023 elections.

This is stated in a statement released on Wednesday in Osogbo and signed by the command’s spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola.

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”Any officer found to have flouted this directive will be subjected to disciplinary actions.

“Also, the use of siren, revolving lights and tinted car windows by unauthorised citizens during the elections period will not be allowed.

“The command also warns other security outfits/organisations that are not constitutionally empowered to participate in the election duty to steer off the electoral process,” she added.

”Any organisation/groups found flouting this would definitely be sanctioned in accordance with the extant laws.

Meanwhile, the police released hotlines during the election.

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“The numbers are 08039537995, 08075872433 and 08123823981,” the statement added.

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