Edo Election: IGP Orders Deployed Police Officers To Remain In Edo

The Edo election may have ended but the effect of its aftermath lingers. 

Olukayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police, has directed police officers from the tactical squad and intelligence unit deployed for duties during the Edo State governorship election to remain in the state.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party’s Asue Ighodalo, who came second with 247,274 votes, and the Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata, who emerged third with 22,763 votes.

However, the outcome of the election conducted on September 21 had been widely rejected by candidates and several election monitoring organizations.

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In a statement on Wednesday by the Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, the IG said the special squads would remain in the state until further notice.

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