Ahead of the Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, the Nigeria Police Force says it has mopped up 34 illegal firearms.
CSP Aniete Iniedu, the Force Public Relations Officer, made the disclosure during a town hall meeting held at the Osun State police command headquarters in Osogbo on Thursday.
He said investigation is ongoing into the sources of the weapons, while the illegal owners will be prosecuted in line with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police.
“With regards to illicit weapons, about 34 recovered arms in Osun State ahead of the election.
“Investigation is ongoing about it, after which there will be prosecution,” he said.
The Force spokesperson disclosed that illicit weapons were not allowed at the polling units.
“Even the four policemen that were deployed to each unit will not carry weapons. All kind of firearms or any weapon is prohibited at the polling units in line with the Electoral Acts.
“What we will do is that apart from the uniformed officers deployed at the unit, secret police officers and other security agents will be at the polling units to profile voters and the people present at polling units,” he said.
Earlier, Iniedu disclosed that apart from the 15,000 policemen deployed to the state, police helicopter and drone units would conduct aerial surveillance before, during and immediately after the election.
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