2027: Police train officers on election security in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has trained its officers on election security management, warning against partisan conduct, arbitrary arrests and interference in the electoral process ahead of the 2027 general elections. The training, organised in collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was held on Thursday during the command’s end-of-month conference at the Police…
Ahead of the 2027 Nigerian general elections, the Niger State Police Command has initiated training for its officers on election security management. Organized in partnership with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the training took place on Thursday during the command's monthly conference at the Police Officers' Mess in Minna.
Dauda Haruna, INEC's State Training Officer for the region, emphasized the importance of maintaining professionalism and impartiality while safeguarding voters, candidates, party representatives, and electoral officials. Haruna urged officers to enforce electoral laws, make lawful arrests, preserve evidence, and document electoral offenses, while cautioning against provocative behavior and actions based on unverified allegations.
The INEC official also emphasized the need to de-escalate tensions at polling stations, prevent clashes between opposing groups, and respect the rights of all participants.
The training covered electoral offenses and penalties under the Electoral Act 2026, as well as procedures for managing misconduct at polling stations. Officers will be responsible for providing security within their assigned mandates, while INEC and its authorized representatives will handle the inspection and verification of electoral materials.
The police were briefed on the use of Registration Area Centres (RACs) and Super RACs to minimize delays in transporting electoral materials, as well as the Collation Support Result Verification System (CSRVS), which is designed to identify errors during the collation of election results.
Niger State's Commissioner of Police, Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, affirmed the command's commitment to supporting peaceful and credible elections. He highlighted the necessity of ongoing training to enhance officers' professionalism and announced that a team sponsored by the Nigeria Police Trust Fund would visit the command to provide additional election security training. Elleman also instructed officers to intensify surveillance patrols, strengthen intelligence gathering, and promptly report campaign activities.
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