2027: Police train officers on election security in Niger

The Niger State Police Command has trained its officers connected predetermination information management, informing against partisan conduct, arbitrary arrests and interference successful the electoral process up of the 2027 wide elections.

The training, organised successful collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was held connected Thursday during the command’s end-of-month league astatine the Police Officers’ Mess, Dutsen-Kura, Minna.

INEC State Training Officer, Dauda Haruna, said officers indispensable stay nonrecreational and impartial portion protecting voters, candidates, enactment agents and electoral officials.

Speaking connected professionalism, accountability and credible elections, Haruna stressed the request for officers to enforce electoral laws, marque lawful arrests, sphere grounds and papers electoral offences.

He cautioned unit against provocative behaviour and actions based connected rumours oregon unverified allegations, urging them to verify claims of misconduct earlier taking action.

The INEC authoritative besides urged officers to de-escalate ten...