Police warn against vote buying and ballot box snatching ahead of Ekiti governorship election

 The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says electoral offences that undermine democracy will not be tolerated during the Ekiti state governorship election.   In an X post on Saturday, the police cautioned voters and residents against vote buying, vote selling, and ballot box snatching.   The statement highlighted violence, intimidation, destruction of electoral materials, disorderly conduct at polling units, and any other act capable of disrupting the electoral process as election-related offences that attract sanctions.   “Electoral offences undermine democracy and will not be tolerated,” the post reads.     “The Nigeria Police Force warns against vote buying, vote selling, ballot box snatching, violence, intimidation, and any other act capable of disrupting the electoral process.   “Offenders will be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law.”   On Friday, the police said it has completed the deployment of officers across 2,545 polling units in the state.   Shogule Abayomi, commissioner of police in charge of election security, said a multi-layered security architecture had been adopted to guarantee a peaceful, credible, and hitch-free election.   Abayomi said that security personnel and operational assets had been strategically positioned across polling units and other designated locations to ensure the safety of voters, electoral officials, election observers, and sensitive electoral materials throughout the exercise.

"I want to encourage registered voters. They should come out and vote tomorrow. Nothing will happen to them. We are calling on registered voters to come out and exercise their civic responsibility peacefully." The post #EkitiDecides2026: Police assure Ekiti residents of adequate security, restrict movement appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Ahead of the Ekiti governorship election, the Nigeria Police Force has deployed officers to all 2,545 polling units to ensure a peaceful and credible exerc Read More: https://punchng.com/ekiti-election-police-deploy-officers-to-all-polling-units/

Police assure Ekiti voters of robust security for Saturday’s governorship election. DIG Fayoade promises adequate deployment and peaceful poll. Read More: https://punchng.com/ekiti-election-police-promise-secure-peaceful-poll/

The police assured residents of adequate security arrangements to guarantee the safe movement of election materials and the conduct of a peaceful, free and credible election on Saturday. The post #EkitiDecides2026: How we’ll secure Ekiti gov poll, check vote buying – Police appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Ekiti governorship election, Abayomi Shogunle, has vowed that security agencies will clamp down on vote buying, political thuggery and other forms of electoral violence during Saturday’s poll. The post Ekiti Poll: Police vow crackdown on thuggery, vote buying as INEC deploys materials appeared first on Vanguard News.