Osun Guber: Buy Or Sell Votes And Blame Yourself- Police Warns
The head, Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit of the force who handed down the warning in Osogbo while interacting with newsmen said the police is at alert to deal with such people because it is a criminal offence.
Speaking, the head of the Unit, Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP Abayomi Sogunle said vote buying or selling will not be tolerated adding that the unit was put in place to check the excesses of the bad eggs within the police force.
Sogunle who disclosed that as part of the efforts of the Unit, it has recovered #11.1million bribes by bad eggs within the Police Officers since 2015/ when the unit was created.
The ACP and his team who are on sensitisation trip across the state said as a result of unprofessional conduct of officers Police Authority had dismissed over 10 police officers within the last two years.
He said he is in the state to carry out sensitisation exercise by meeting with various publics on the need to report any unprofessional conduct of any Police officers before, during and after the Governorship election.
The officer stressed that police authority will not play with any unprofessional conduct of any officers as to protect the good image of the police nation wide.
Mr Sogunle stressed that any complaints would be treated with the fear of God as to restore dignity and sanity of the force.
He also reminded men and the officers of the Nigeria Police Force to do away with any Criminal activities saying that the authority will not be happy with criminal acts.
The ACP equally assured. that efforts will be made to ensure that the Governorship Election is free, fair and credible.