Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has assured Nigerians that the Nigeria Police Force will ensure a peaceful and orderly conduct of the 2027 general elections.
Disu gave the assurance on Saturday in Lagos while speaking with journalists shortly after receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from his alma mater, St. Gregory’s College, through the St. Gregory’s College Old Boys’ Association.
The ceremony, held at the Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos, also featured the conferment of a Lifetime Achievement Award on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, and the launch of the St. Gregory’s College Old Boys’ Association Endowment and Perpetual Fund.
Speaking on expectations ahead of the 2027 elections, Disu said the police had learnt from its experience during the recent Ekiti and Osun governorship elections and would build on the successes recorded.
He said, “I want you to look back at the Ekiti election. Everybody commended the Nigerian Police. We just finished the Osun election; everybody thought it would be violent, people would die, but we surprised everybody. Not one death was recorded.
“We just finished one of our conferences where we lectured all our commissioners of police and everybody that will be taking part in the election. We give you our word that the election will come and it will go very well.”
Disu said the training and preparations for officers who would participate in the elections were part of efforts to ensure that the police discharged their responsibilities effectively.
The IGP’s assurance comes days after he directed senior police officers to intensify preparations for the 2027 general elections, stressing the need for neutrality, preparedness, professionalism and accountability.
At the September 2026 Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers in Owerri, Disu also unveiled a six-point election security framework covering intelligence gathering, training and preparedness, inter-agency coordination, communication and technology, community engagement and political neutrality.
The Police have also previously stated that officers deployed for election duties would operate in accordance with the Constitution and Electoral Act, with disciplinary action against personnel found undermining the credibility of elections.
The IGP, who described the award from his alma mater as one of the biggest moments of his life, said recognition from one’s school was particularly significant.
“If I say it’s the biggest day in my life, yes, I may not be lying, because the best award anybody can get in the world is the one given to you by your alma mater,” he said.
Disu, who was honoured alongside Cardoso, Lagos State Head of Service, Olabode Agoro and other distinguished old boys, said the values instilled in him at St. Gregory’s College had remained important throughout his career.
