IGP assures Nigerians of peaceful 2027 elections

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has assured Nigerians that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is fully prepared to ensure peaceful and violence-free general elections in 2027.

Disu gave the assurance weekend in Lagos during a grand reception organised by old students of St Gregory’s College, Lagos, in honour of the IGP and other distinguished alumni.

The police chief, who is a former student of the college, was presented with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the colourful ceremony.

Speaking at the event, Disu said the police had learnt from previous elections and were determined to replicate the successes recorded in recent off-cycle elections.

He said: “We are very determined to ensure a violent-free and peaceful election in 2027. We have done it before and we will do it again.

“If you look at the recent Ekiti state election, it was very peaceful. Everybody commended the Nigeria Police Force. We just finished the Osun election. Everybody thought that it would be violent and that people would die. We surprised everybody. Not one death was recorded.”

The IGP stated that the police had commenced preparations ahead of the 2027 elections, including training and sensitisation of senior officers who would be deployed for election security duties.

He said Commissioners of Police and other personnel expected to participate in the electoral process had already received briefings on their responsibilities.

“We just finished one of our conferences, where we lectured all our Commissioners of Police and everybody that will be participating in the election,” he said.