As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 General Elections, the Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with Lenders Consult International, is once again convening the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers (CARSPO), this time with electoral security squarely in focus. The sixth edition, holding September 21 to 23, 2026, in Owerri, Imo State, will bring senior police officers together under the theme “Developing a Nigeria Police Roadmap for Effective Management of Security During Elections,” aiming to concretise strategy for protecting voters, personnel and materials ahead of the 2027 general elections. Chiemelie Ezeobi reports
With few months to go before Nigerians return to the polls in 2027, questions of electoral security are once again moving to the front burner and this time, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) wants a clearer script to follow. Why you may ask?
Every election cycle in Nigeria brings the same anxious question: can the police keep the process safe? So even though Nigeria’s 2027 General Elections may still be some months away, the Nigeria Police Force isn’t waiting to start planning.
Which is why from September 21 to 23, 2026, senior officers will gather in Owerri, Imo State, for the sixth edition of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers (CARSPO), where the Force in collaboration with Lenders Consult International, hope to hammer out a working roadmap for keeping voters, personnel and materials safe through the next election cycle.
