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Inspector General of Police Olatunji Disu has assured Nigerians that police personnel’s conduct before, during, and after the 2027 general elections will make the country proud of the force.
Disu gave the assurance while speaking with journalists after the launch of The Origin of Women in Nigeria Police Force, a book written by 96-year-old Dame Stella Okuyiga, a retired Deputy Commissioner of Police and one of the first 20 female officers to join the Nigeria Police Force.
Speaking on preparations for the 2027 elections, Disu said the police had recently held a conference with commissioners of police and other senior officers to review lessons from recent elections and improve their performance.
He said the Force had assessed areas where it performed well and those requiring improvement, with the lessons expected to guide its preparations for the 2027 poll.
Disu expressed confidence that the police would maintain professionalism throughout the election period, assuring Nigerians that the Force was committed to delivering a better performance.
“I want to let you know that we just finished a conference of all commissioners of police and other senior officers. We have had two or three elections recently, and you can see the police did very well, and we did too.
“We have now brought all these experiences together, where we did well and where we did not do well, so that we can perform better in this big election that everybody is looking up to.
“I give you my word. Nigeria Police will do so well, and we will make Nigeria Police so proud, and we will make Nigerians proud,” he said.
On Okuyiga’s book, Disu described the publication as an important record of the history and institutional knowledge of women in the Nigeria Police Force.
He said Okuyiga, who joined the Force in 1955, had documented valuable experiences that could serve as a reference for current and future generations of police officers, particularly women.
Disu said the police would acquire copies of the book for its training institutions and make it available to officers to help them understand the Force’s history and development. He added that the initiative was part of the police’s efforts to preserve the contributions and experiences of its former officers.
Okuyiga, the author, said she was delighted the book would preserve her experiences and allow her legacy to endure beyond her lifetime. She described the launch as an important milestone, saying she was pleased the book would be available in libraries and accessible to readers worldwide.
