It has been confirmed that suspected hoodlums invaded the office of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) in Okeho in Kajola local government area on Thursday.
A policeman was injured during the attack, but all the election materials—sensitive and non-sensitive materials—were intact.
These were disclosed at a joint press briefing addressed by the police, sister agencies, OYSIEC, and other relevant stakeholders at the State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan.
CP Hamzat disclosed that out of over 12,000 deployed security agents, 8,000 are from the police, 2,125 are from sister agencies, and the remaining are from other agencies, excluding the military.
The CP while confirming the attack on OYSIEC at Okeho as made known by its Chairman, Aare Isiaka Olagunju, said the command is on the trail of the invaders
CP Hamzat who promised to lead the security monitoring team to some parts of the state, assured the residents of their safety during and after the election.
According to him, necessary security measures have been put in place to ensure a hitch-free election.
He also restated that there would be restriction of vehicular movement till the 18;00 hours during which the voting exercise would last.
In his address, the Chairman of OYSIEC, Aare Olagunju, expressed dismay over the activities of the suspected hoodlums that invaded the Okeho office of OYSIEC.
He added that none of the election materials were tampered with during the attack.
Aare Olagunju disclosed that the Commission is fully prepared for the election.
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