The Police Service Commission, PSC, will deploy Staff Monitors in the 774 Local Government Areas of the country to monitor the conduct of Police Officers on election duties during the 2023 general elections holding on Saturday, February 25 and March 11, 2023.
According to the Commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission, a Federal Executive body, had the constitutional mandate to discipline and exercise control over officers of the Nigeria Police Force except the Inspector General of Police, among other constitutional responsibilities.
The commission said it would monitor the conduct of these Officers to ensure that they operated within defined rules of engagement prescribed for officers on election duties.
The Commission said it believed that the success or not of the 2023 general elections largely depended on how effective and efficient the Police, the lead Agency in internal security, were, and to maximize the benefits of inter-agency collaboration with sister security Agencies.
Guidelines on Police conduct during the elections will soon be released by the Commission to guide policemen who would be involved in election security.
The Commission will also release dedicated telephone numbers where Nigerians will be required to call to complain or commend police officers during the elections.
Police officers found negligent or outright involved in official misconduct would be disciplined in line with the provisions of the law.
Police Officers are advised to restrict themselves to providing security during the elections and should not engage in serving as conductors for vote buying or other misconducts.
The Commission will continue to hold the Police accountable for its conduct or misconduct during the elections as its contribution to deepening the nation’s democracy.
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