{
  "id": 655548,
  "title": "Osun poll: IG deploys DIG to coordinate security operations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/osun-poll-ig-deploys-dig-to-coordinate-security-operations-655548",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T11:06:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/osun-poll-ig-deploys-dig-to-coordinate-security-operations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has deployed a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Ishyaku Mohammed, to Osun State to coordinate security operations for Saturday's governorship election. The deployment is part of measures to ensure a peaceful, secure, and credible electoral process across the state. Mohammed will coordinate the Police component of the election-security arrangement and work closely with other security agencies under the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES). The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Osun poll: IG deploys DIG to coordinate security operations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/osun-poll-ig-deploys-dig-to-coordinate-security-operations",
        "published": "2026-08-12T10:42:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}