The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has deployed CP Abayomi Shogunle to Ekiti State as the Commissioner of Police for the Ekiti State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2026.
This was contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists by the Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Police Command, SP Sunday Abutu.
The statement continued: “The deployment is in line with the policing operational strategic measures approved by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, aimed at providing adequate security and ensuring a peaceful and violence-free election in the state.
“Upon assumption of duty, CP Shogunle immediately strengthened the implementation of the IGP’s enforcement protocols towards ensuring adequate provision of security and robust collaboration with sister security agencies and election stakeholders.
“These include intelligence mapping to neutralise political violence, anti-thuggery and anti-cult-related activities, counter-misinformation campaigns/initiatives, and robust planning for the secure movement of electoral materials and staff/persons engaged by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
“As part of the comprehensive security arrangements, the Command has emplaced a centralised operational framework to coordinate rapid response.
“This includes joint deployment of security personnel under the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) to adequately secure all polling units, collation centres, designated facilities for the election, voters, electoral workers, observers/monitors, journalists and critical infrastructure across the state.
“The Commissioner of Police further states that adequate security personnel are being strategically deployed to all identified flashpoints across the state to forestall any breach of peace and ensure a hitch-free electoral process.
