Abia CP, Security Agencies Plan 2027 Election Security

The Abia State Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi, has met with safety stakeholders to strengthen inter-agency collaboration and improve safety forward of the 2027 normal elections.

The assembly of the Inter-Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) was held on Tuesday on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) workplace in Abia State.

Discussions targeted on risk evaluation, strategic deployment of safety personnel, safety of INEC officers and the secure transportation of electoral supplies earlier than and throughout the elections.

The stakeholders additionally emphasised the necessity to present enough safety at INEC places of work and different essential areas, whereas guaranteeing compliance with the Inspector-General of Police’s directives on electoral safety.

They additional harassed the significance of sustained cooperation amongst safety companies, common consultations and periodic safety assessments to establish rising threats and strengthen operational preparedness.

The assembly reaffirmed the dedication of the Abia State Police Command and different safety companies to sustaining peace, defending electoral personnel and supplies, and offering a safe surroundings for the peaceable conduct of the 2027 normal elections.

Those in attendance included Afolabi; the Deputy Commissioner of Police in control of Operations, Ifeanyi Ohuruzo; heads of sister safety companies; the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Abia State; and the State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).