Ahead of the Saturday governorship election in Osun State, the Nigeria police and other security agencies, including the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have declared war on vote-buyers and mapped out strategies to checkmate their activities.
To curb the malpractices during the poll, the security agencies have deployed detectives, including undercover operatives, to monitor the election and apprehend vote-buyers.
The deployment of police personnel will also be complemented by soldiers, the Civil Defence Corps, and the Amotekun Corps.
Vote-buying has been a blot on the integrity of recent elections in the country as voters are heavily induced by agents of political parties at the polling booths to skew the outcome of the polls in favour of the highest spender.
According to report, the security agencies had mapped out elaborate strategies aimed at preventing a repeat of the vote-buying incidents recorded during the Ekiti governorship poll as well as other elections in the recent past.
Addressing newsmen on Tuesday on police strategy against vote-buying, the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, noted that the force would not take it lightly with anyone caught engaging in electoral malpractices during the Osun poll.
In the same vein, the spokesperson, Osun NSCDC command, Olabisi Atanda, and the Field Commander, Osun Amotekun Corps, Amitolu Shittu, said vote-buying would not be allowed during the election.