The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the deployment of 42,000 police personnel for the Anambra governorship election scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2025.
Egbetokun made this known on Tuesday during a meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) held at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Headquarters in Abuja.
Represented by the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Special Intervention Squad, Abayomi Shogunle, the IGP said the deployment was aimed at ensuring adequate security before, during, and after the polls.
He explained that pre-election deployments would commence on November 1, with tactical units conducting clearance operations to identify and neutralize threats, as well as apprehend potential troublemakers.
Egbetokun also clarified that only security agencies officially represented in the ICCES—such as the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the military—would participate in election duties.
