ABSTRACT

Maintaining peace and order is essential in every society. Security in democratic states become challenging for the specialized force responsible for keeping order known as the police. This work examines the Nigerian Police Divisional Headquarters Kabala Doki Kaduna State concerning security challenges during the 2015 election.

The methodology used in this research are qualitative and quantitative, interview and questionnaire were used in collecting data .The research used theory of policing in analyzing the police in relation to security challenges during the 2015 election.

This research has been concluded based on our findings, the level of security maintained by the police despite the challenges during the 2015.