The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, has alleged that Nigeria Police sealed the commission’s headquarters.
Nigeria Police, in a statement, on Friday, signed by its spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, advised Osun State Government against going ahead with the local government election, citing intelligence.
The State Government, in response, refused the Police’s advice citing a court judgement that mandated that the election slated today (Saturday) be held.
Abioye disclosed this in a live interview with Rave FM, on Saturday. He also disclosed that policemen were also absent from the polling centers.
“I leave the police IGP in the hands of God. Election has started earnestly in all the polling units across the state but no police presence is noticeable from the information available to me,” he said.