Osun State Police Command has arrested the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Teslim Igbalaye, and five others during an operation at a property linked to him in Osogbo. According to the police, officers recovered ₦4,810,500 in cash, a Dynabook laptop, a photocopy machine, a printer, two voter cards and a voter register covering Wards 1 to 15. Meanwhile, the Accord Party condemned the arrests, describing them as intimidation and unlawful detention of its members ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The Commissioner of Police in Osun State is completely compromised,” adding, “There is a need for us to have a free, impartial election, an election where people can freely express their will. Just now I have been informed the SSG of Osun State has been arrested for no reason because he was sensitising his people about the election.”