Ahead of the general elections in the country, the Inspector General of Police met with heads of security agencies to discuss the way forward for free, fair and credible elections.
According to the information gathered from Within Nigeria, the meeting which held at the police force headquarters had in attendance members of the armed forces, the police, Department of State Services, Nigerian Immigration Service, Nigerian Customs Service, Civil Defence, Nigerian Correctional Service, Federal Fire Service, National Intelligence Agency and other security agencies in the country.
In his address at the occasion, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, said the meeting is aimed at deeper inter-agency collaborative initiatives towards guaranteeing secure electioneering processes for the 2023 General Elections.
In a statement signed by the force public relations officer Olumiyiwa Adejobi, the IGP emphasized the need to enhance actionable intelligence gathering and sharing, coordinated operations, and adequate deployment of personnel and resources by all relevant security agencies and stakeholders in the election process.
In line with the commitment of the President to leave a legacy of a deepened democratic system and credible electoral process in the nation, the Inspector-General of Police has engaged in tactical meetings and conferences with various stakeholders.
A strategic meeting with all heads of operations of national security agencies in the country was held at the instance of the IGP, on Tuesday 13th December 2022, in order to further the critical plans in actualizing free, fair, and credible elections in Nigeria.
At the meeting, the Inspector General of Police emphasized the need to enhance actionable intelligence gathering and sharing, coordinated operations, and adequate deployment of personnel and resources by all relevant security agencies and stakeholders in the election process.
