In a bid to provide adequate security and ensure a peaceful and violence-free elections in Ekiti State, the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has deployed Commissioner of Police Abayomi Shogunle to Ekiti State Police Command to be in charge of governorship election taking place on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
The Command’s spokesman, SP Sunday Abutu, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, June 17.
It would be recalled that as the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Election, CP Shogunle led the election security operation for the November 2025 peaceful Anambra State Governorship election.
CP Shogunle, upon assumption of duty, 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, anti-cult related activities, counter-misinformation campaigns/initiatives, and robust planning for secured 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 put in place a centralised operational framework to coordinate rapid response,” the PPRO said.
In addition, there were joint deployments of security personnel under the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) to adequately secure all polling units, collation centres, all designated facilities for the election, voters, electoral workers, observers/monitors, journalists and critical infrastructures across the State.
CP Shogunle, in his remarks, stated that adequate security personnel is being strategically deployed to all identified flashpoints across the State to forestall any breach of peace and ensure a hitch-free electoral process.
He also assured that police officers deployed for the election had been adequately briefed to ensure professional conduct, and would be strictly guided by the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Electoral Act.
CP Shogunle called on all political stakeholders, community leaders, and the good people of Ekiti State to cooperate with security agencies to ensure a peaceful atmosphere before, during, and after the election.
The Ekiti State Police Command assured all residents of its unwavering commitment to the protection of lives and property and the successful conduct of a free, fair, and credible election.
It assured that Dr. Shogunle a fellow of the security institute, would apply his proven expertise in strategic security operations planning and election security management, in ensuring a hitch-free election in Ekiti State.
The Command encouraged members of the public to remain law-abiding and report any suspicious activities to the nearest police formation or via the Command’s emergency lines number 08062335577.
