Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), reported yesterday that 781 people were detained nationwide during the Presidential and Governorship elections.
In a meeting with the Commissioners of Police from the 36 states of the union, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and the Assistant Inspectors General of Police in charge of the Zonal Commands, the IGP made this disclosure.
Exactly 781 people have been detained as of this writing, according to the IGP.
In contrast to the 203 people detained during the presidential election, 578 people were detained during the governorship and state assembly elections.
Exactly 781 people have been detained as of this writing, according to the IGP.
In contrast to the 203 people detained during the presidential election, 578 people were detained during the governorship and state assembly elections.
During the general elections in 2023, members of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) made over 700 arrests for breaking electoral regulations.
The IGP reaffirmed that the police would work with INEC leadership to ensure that all electoral violators were swiftly and transparently prosecuted, but added that this was also done to advance the police’s goal of sanitizing the democratic environment.
The IGP also criticized political actors that use ethnic profiling to further their interests and advised Nigerians to work toward unity instead.
