Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu. Photo: NPF

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has deployed a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Ishyaku Mohammed, to Osun State to coordinate security operations for Saturday’s governorship election.

The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday.

PUNCH Online reports that the deployment adds to the previous mobilisation of about 15,000 operatives and a Commissioner of Police to oversee the security architecture for the poll by the IGP.

Iniedu said the DIG’s deployment was part of measures to ensure a peaceful, secure and credible electoral process across the state.