Nigeria’s police announce a restriction of movement in Osun State and reiterate a ban on Amotekun and other non-state security groups ahead of the Saturday governorship election.
The Nigeria Police Force says movement restrictions take effect from midnight on Friday and run until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, limiting activity across the state during the election period. The force also maintains that Amotekun and other non-state actors are not allowed to participate in security operations around polling units.
Both outlets report the measures through police statements issued by the force’s public relations officials. While the sources emphasize the same restrictions and the exclusion of non-state groups, they focus slightly differently on the scope of the movement limitations and the logistics implied by polling-unit security. The police position is that security operations for the election are handled without involvement from these groups.
