{"id":373905,"date":"2025-06-26T20:38:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/06\/26\/police-impartial-not-aiding-election-riggers-igp-egbetokun-assures-nigerians\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T20:38:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:38:47","slug":"police-impartial-not-aiding-election-riggers-igp-egbetokun-assures-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/06\/26\/police-impartial-not-aiding-election-riggers-igp-egbetokun-assures-nigerians\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Impartial, Not Aiding Election Riggers- IGP Egbetokun Assures Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\">Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has denied viral report claiming that security agencies are responsible for election rigging in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-7\">Speaking at the third National Democracy Stakeholders Summit in Abuja, on Monday, the IGP said that the police remained impartial actors during electoral exercises, with no role in determining or influencing vote counts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\">Represented by Commissioner of Police for Federal Capital Territory, Adewale Ajao, the police chief clarified that the role of officers during elections was strictly limited to maintaining order and securing the process.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He stressed that the police were constantly working to build professionalism through collaboration and capacity-building.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0IGP Orders Withdrawal Of Mobile Police Officers From VIPs Amid Insecurity Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\">\u201cThe idea that the police are involved in rigging is pure imagination. We are not partisans, we are not umpires. We don\u2019t count votes; we only monitor the process while INEC does the collation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-15\">\u201cWe have renewed inter-agency synergy, including with INEC, civil society organisations, and the media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-16\">\u201cOur officers are undergoing continuous training to keep them aligned with democratic standards. I believe the results are becoming evident in off-cycle elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-infor-trackid=\"966303\" data-infor-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-3049289781\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/300x250@2x.png\" alt=\"\"   width=\"600\" height=\"500\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has denied viral report claiming that security agencies are responsible for election rigging in the country. Speaking at the third National Democracy Stakeholders Summit in Abuja, on Monday, the IGP said that the police remained impartial actors during electoral exercises, with no role in determining or influencing vote counts. 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