The Police in Osun have assured residents of the state that they would continue to remain apolitical in the forthcoming local government election in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Yemisi Opalola, made the remarks in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Osogbo.
Opalola said that the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had deployed mobile police to the state to ensure that the crisis that happened on Monday did not repeat itself, for peace to return to the state.
She admonished residents in the state to go about their lawful businesses without fear, threat or intimidation.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was crisis on Monday between All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) over a Court of Appeal judgement.
According to PDP, the Court of Appeal, Akure, judgement on Feb.10, did not reinstate the sacked APC chairmen and councillors in the state, however, APC insisted on their return.
Crisis, however, erupted on Monday when both parties were laying claim to local government secretariats across the state.
The Police in Osun later confirmed that six persons lost their lives during the crisis, while others were injured.
Meanwhile, the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), had affirmed that the local government election fixed for Saturday would hold.
A statement by the commission’s Information officer, Saidat Isiaka, urged the electorate to shun any form of fake news suggesting that the election would not hold.
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