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Security Agencies On High Alert Ahead of Osun Election Amid Abuja Land Evictions


The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 10,000 personnel to Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election.

The massive deployment follows formal warnings from the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) urging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and auxiliary security agencies to remain strictly neutral to preserve the credibility of the democratic process.

The regional security tightening coincides with an abrupt administrative directive from the Nigerian Army ordering the immediate evacuation of civilians residing within the Angwa Dio and Angwa Shibaba sectors of Tungamaje, Abuja.

Concurrently, the federal political landscape faces heightened scrutiny following a comprehensive 7,400-page court unsealing detailing an alleged conspiracy against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Principal trial figure Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji broke his silence, asserting that the documented meetings were prompted by severe economic challenges and domestic insecurity.

In a separate institutional challenge, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has publicly petitioned the presidency demanding full transparency regarding a series of newly awarded $20 billion public works contracts linked to business mogul Gilbert Chagoury

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