Police Train Commanders On Election Security Management

The Nigeria Police Force has trained Police Mobile Force (PMF) commanders on election security management ahead of the 2023 general elections. 

This is even as the inspector-general of police also tasked the commanders to teach their men to be professional, firm and decisive while deployed for the 2023 general elections security management. 

Force PRO, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the IGP gave the charge during the closing ceremony of a two-week combat training/seminar for heads of Police Mobile Force squadrons and formations nationwide held at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ila-Orangun, Osun State.

The IGP, who was represented by the assistant inspector-general of police in charge of the PMF, AIG Ali Janga emphasised the need to be apolitical and professional in their conduct and to exhibit all forms of humility and humanity while shunning corruption and all forms of illegality. 

The IGP appreciated the host commandant, PMF Training College, Ila Orangun, ACP Wilson Dankwano, PMF staff officers and other resource persons for a wonderful training experience which afforded participants the opportunity to deepen their knowledge through experience sharing and contemporary instruction.

The IGP also assured that the Police, as the lead agency and coordinating arrowhead for election security management in the country, is unrelenting in ensuring that its officers are adequately prepared for a secured and peaceful electoral process to bequeath to Nigerians free, fair, credible and acceptable elections in 2023.