Nigeria's 2027 Election Preparedness: Police Neutrality Warnings and Rising Violence Concerns

Nigeria's political landscape is heating up as the 2027 general elections approach, with the federal government and opposition parties issuing starkly different messages about the state of the nation's democracy. The week began with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu delivering a pointed warning at the 2026 Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers in Owerri: the Nigeria Police Force must remain "strictly neutral" and not be "perceived as serving any political interest."...