The Osun State Police said, it has arrested Fatai Diekola, Sikiru Lawal and Adekilekun Segun, suspected
to have been buying Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) and causing disturbance of public peace on Monday at Adewale area in Oshogbo, the state capital.
SP Folasade Odoro, the Police Public Relations Officer who signed on behalf of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Operations, said in a statement that the arrest was due to the combined efforts of both the Osun command and the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) from the Force Headquarters.
The statement read: “Consequent upon the deployment of Police operatives from the Intelligence unit of Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID), the IGP Monitoring Unit as well as the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Force and Osun Police Command to gather intelligence, arrest and prosecute any person involve in electoral offences and other crime that is contrary to the electoral act 2011 as amended.
The three suspects, according to Odoro, were arrested at Adewale street, Alekuwodo area, Osogbo at one of the polling units where a re-run election is scheduled to take place on tomorrow (Thursday).
Police said they were said to be soliciting to buy additional PVCs from one Olawale Kazeem and Azeez Sulaiman, adding that when when the duo declined to sell their PVC, they were allegedly attacked by the supporters of the suspects.
It said: “However, timely intervention of the police operatives led to the arrest of the three suspects after they were attacked and wounded by the mob.
“The wounded were taken to the police hospital for medical treatment and currently assisting the Police in investigation into the crime and the recovery of the PVCs alleged to have been bought from other people in Osun State.”