Nigerian Police Fully Prepared for Upcoming General Election: Police Chief
Police inspector general Usman Alkali Baba told media in the northeastern state of Yobe on Tuesday that the police will remain apolitical during the polls and pledged to ensure a flawless election in terms of security arrangements coordinated by the police, Xinhua news agency reported. .
“We have exposed our personnel to specialized training in electoral security management and have developed a code of conduct to guide the police and other national security forces that will be involved in the exercise,” said Baba, adding that the police recently recruited and trained a total of 10,000 officers to be posted to their local government areas before the general election.
Nigeria will hold general elections on February 25 to elect the president and members of the National Assembly.
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