The Nigerian Police Force on Friday said it has put plans in place to track vote buyers in the governorship election in Ondo state, Saturday.
As 17 candidates will be slogging it out, more than 1.4 million registered voters in 18 Local Government Areas of the state are expected to take part in the election
The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Oyeleye Oyebade who is leading police operations for the Ondo poll said on Friday in an interview that his men are already mopping up suspected flashpoints and will keep their eyes wide open in search of vote buyers.
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According to him, the police would provide adequate security during and after the Governorship election in the State.
He explained that more than 35,000 security personnel drawn from the Police, Army, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC are in the state.
The personnel are drawn from mobile units, anti bomb, counter terrorism and other special units. of the security agencies.
Oyebade said his men will deploy technology to ease their operations during and after the poll.
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He also said some of his men will be in mufti and stationed at polling units and other strategic places for intelligence gathering.
He also reiterated the restriction on movement of persons and vehicles during the poll.
