By Hassan Zaggi
In his deliberate efforts to ensure that the 2023 general elections are free, fair, credible and hitch-free, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, has concluded plans to hold a one-day seminar for frontline police officers and other stakeholders in Abuja, on Monday.
Participants at the seminar will include officers responsible for strategic operational deployments and active field duties across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The key participants, according to a statement by the Force Spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi (CSP), include heads of operations in state and zonal commands, to enable them learn practical approaches to curbing electoral violence within the election process.
“The seminar to be declared open by the IGP on Monday, will have in attendance Deputy Commissioners of Police in charge of Operations at all Zonal and State Commands of the Nigeria Police Force, participants from the operations department of the military, and other security agencies involved in election security management, members of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), the Media, Youth representatives and the diplomatic community, with the theme “The Role of the Nigeria Police Force in Curbing Election Violence in Nigeria as it Affects the Upcoming 2023 General Elections”, the statement noted.
It further stressed that: “Professor Sunday Ochoche, of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) will serve as a keynote speaker alongside AIG Wilson Inalegwu (Rtd) and CP Lawrence Alobi (Rtd.).
The seminar, the statement said was organized by the NPF in conjunction with Central Soft Support Services.
The statement quoted the IGP, Usman Baba Alkali, as assuring that the Nigeria Police Force will collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure preparedness to deliver on its mandate of providing full security coverage before, during, and after the 2023 General Elections.
