Police begins training of 10,000 officers for 2027 polls
— Disu warns personnel against partisanship, electoral offences By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Nigeria Police Force has commenced training for 10,000 officers nationwide on election security management ahead of the…
Security deployment during elections has long been a flashpoint in Nigeria's democratic process, with accusations of partisan policing, voter intimidation and uneven protection at polling units featuring in post-election disputes since the return to civilian rule in 1999. The Nigeria Police Force is the lead agency for internal election security, working alongside the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other security agencies to protect voters, materials and personnel, making the conduct and perceived neutrality of officers a recurring issue in assessments of electoral credibility by local observers and international missions.
The latest training programme, targeting 10,000 officers ahead of the 2027 general election, comes with explicit warnings from police leadership against partisanship and electoral offences, signalling an attempt to address past criticism head-on. Coverage across outlets is consistent on the scale of the exercise and its focus on professionalism and neutrality, but details such as the training curriculum, funding source, locations and specific timeline for rolling out the full programme have not yet been reported.