2027: Police begin training of 10,000 officers for elections

The Nigeria Police Force has initiated the training of 10,000 officers for election security management ahead of the 2027 General Elections. The five-day training programme, held at the Nigeria Police Resource Centre in Abuja, focuses on election security, crowd control, conflict prevention, human rights, and lawful responses to election-related incidents.

Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, emphasized the importance of professional and impartial policing to ensure credible elections and warned that any police officer found compromising neutrality would be held accountable.

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