Edo Police Announce Statewide Movement Restriction for LG Election

(Edo Police. Photo Credit; Premuim times)

The Edo State Police Command has said there will be restrictions on movement to ensure the peaceful conduct of the local government election in the state on Saturday.

In a statement issued on Friday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, the police said movement would be restricted across the state from 12 midnight on Friday to 3pm on Saturday.

According to the statement, the restriction, running from midnight on Friday to 3pm on Saturday, July 11, 2026, is aimed at ensuring the peaceful, orderly, and secure conduct of the Local Government Council Elections.

It explained that the restriction forms part of comprehensive security measures put in place by the Command in collaboration with other security agencies to guarantee a peaceful electoral process, protect voters, electoral officials, and sensitive materials, and prevent any breakdown of law and order.

The statement added that all vehicular and human movement within the state is prohibited during the stated period, except for officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, accredited election observers, duly accredited media personnel, security agencies, and emergency and other essential service providers on election duty.

Members of the public were advised to comply fully with the directive, as security operatives have been strategically deployed across the eighteen Local Government Areas of the state to enforce the restriction and maintain law and order, with the statement warning that anyone found violating the restriction or engaging in acts capable of disrupting the electoral process would be dealt with in accordance with the law.

The Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, reassured residents of Edo State that adequate security arrangements had been made to safeguard the election, urging them to come out peacefully to exercise their civic responsibility in line with guidelines issued by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, and stressing that the Command remains committed to ensuring a free, fair, peaceful, and credible electoral process.