Abeokuta – There was a heavy presence of
security personnel across major streets in
Ogun as election into the 20 local government
councils and 37 Local Council Development
Areas (LCDAs) got underway on Saturday.
Security situation in Abeokuta South, Ijebu-
Ode, Ado- Odo/Otta and Sagamu council
areas, report that security officials were
sighted at strategic locations in the bid to
ensure a peaceful electoral process.


NAN checks in other council areas also
revealed a heavy security presence.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in
Ogun Command, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, told
NAN that a total of 5, 000 policemen were
deployed for the election.
His counterpart in the Nigeria Security and
Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kareem
Olanrewaju, also said that 5,500 uniformed
men and 1,000 intelligence officers in mufti
were deployed.
Officials of the state-owned traffic
management agency and FRSC mounted road
blocks on major highways to enforce the
restriction order on movement.
Three security officials, made up of two
policemen and one NSCDC official, were
stationed at each polling unit to maintain law
and order.
NAN also reports that the electoral process so
far had generally been peaceful across the
various polling units as accreditation and
voting, which commenced at 8.a.m., were
being carried out simultaneously. mynd44



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