Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu. Photo: NPF
The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has said the Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Ibrahim Gotan, was removed from the position following complaints from politicians ahead of the August 15, 2026, governorship election.
Disu disclosed this during a press briefing which started trending on X on Sunday, explaining that the decision was taken after consultations with political stakeholders who expressed concerns about the confidence they had in the state police commissioner.
He said the police had introduced the position of an electoral commissioner of police to oversee election security, with the new officer taking charge of operations ahead of the poll.
“For the first time, we introduced the electoral commissioner of police who will be taking charge of the elections earlier, when we noticed that certain groups of politicians and parties were complaining that they no longer trust the commissioner of police,” Disu said.
