The Nigeria Police Force NPF don start the training of 10,000 officers nationwide on election security management ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Them declare open the five-day programme wen dem collabo with the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) organise on Thursday, October 22, for the Nigeria Police Resource Centre, Jabi, Abuja.
When the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu dey declare the training open, he come tell the personnel to remain neutral, professional and accountable throughout the electoral process.
The training, wen dem dey implement across designated centres, dey focus on election security management, crowd control, conflict prevention, rules of engagement, human rights, intelligence gathering and lawful response to election-related incidents.
According to the force, the first phase cover officers across 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory and e dey designed to ensure uniform operational standards ahead of nationwide deployment.
When the IGP dey address participants, he come talk say security na the foundation of any credible election and say officers wen dem deploy for election duties must protect voters, electoral officials and the process without fear or favour