… set to prosecute the 781 electoral offenders in collaboration with INEC.
The Nigeria Police recorded about 489 major electoral infractions across the nation during the 2023 General Election.
This was disclosed by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Monday during a conference with strategic police managers of the Nigeria Police.
The IGP assured effective collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to expeditiously and transparently prosecute the 781 electoral offenders apprehended.
He has equally tasked the Commands to submit casefiles centrally at the Electoral Offenses Desk, Office of the IGP, Force Headquarters, Abuja, for coordinated processing by the INEC Legal Section.
The purpose of the conference was to evaluate police performance during the 2023 general elections, highlight lessons and strengths, and dissect complex dynamics for subsequent optimal performance.
The IGP seized the opportunity to commend the senior police officers and commanders and other ranks for their resilience, sacrifices, and professionalism, which ensured the containment of pockets of election security breaches across the country during the electioneering process and enhanced the overall credibility of the elections in line with the police reform initiatives of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Inspector-General of Police, therefore, charged the Strategic Police Managers to readjust strategies and operations towards ensuring a stable post-election security order and refocus policing attention on routine law enforcement duties.
He similarly and firmly admonished all political actors and their supporters to submit to democratic norms, peaceful means, and legal procedures in advancing their interests, as the police and other security agencies shall not tolerate the resort to incitement or any act designed to threaten our national security.
