File: Tourists, residents and adherents during an Osun-Osogbo festival. Credit: Premium Times
Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, on Thursday assured residents, tourists, worshippers, visitors, and other stakeholders of its commitment to providing adequate security before, during, and after the 2026 Osun-Osogbo Festival.
The assurance was contained in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, obtained in Osogbo on Thursday.
Ojelabi also said the command has intensified preparations to ensure a peaceful, orderly, and successful celebration of the internationally recognised cultural festival, which usually attracts visitors from within and outside Nigeria.
The PPRO further said the commissioner has directed “Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, Tactical Commanders, and other operational units to put in place comprehensive security measures across Osogbo and other strategic locations to safeguard lives and property and maintain public order throughout the festive period.”
