CARSPO 2026: Police chiefs converge on Imo to shape 2027 election security

Police chiefs are gathering in Imo State for CARSPO 2026, where they will develop strategies for managing security during the 2027 general elections. According to Premium Times, the event in Owerri is expected to bring wider economic and institutional benefits to Imo State.

In a separate incident, the Bauchi Police Command arrested 47 persons allegedly posing as state-owned security operatives during a by-election in Disina State Constituency, as reported by Daily Post Nigeria. The suspects were found with guns, cutlasses, and sticks at polling units.

The Bauchi Police Command had warned that only security agencies recognised under the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security were authorised to provide security during the by-election. The 47 suspects were taken into custody and later transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Bauchi, on the orders of the Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu.

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