With hours to Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has identified activities of terrorists, bandits, and members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) as a challenge.
The IGP stated this at a media briefing on Friday, February 24, in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Also, Baba identified political thuggery as well as intra and inter-party crises as problems, adding that continuous attacks on facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by “subversive and anti-democratic elements” still remain a challenge.
The IGP noted that no quasi-security organisation like Amotekun Corps in the South-West, Ebubeagu in the South-East or the Benue Guards will participate in Saturday’s poll.
“However, I have issued directive that no quasi-security organisation is to be involved in policing the political process,” the IGP stated.
“Much as the Nigerian Police has perfected plans to engender a peaceful electoral process, the following are possible challenges.
“They are with us, and we will continue to manage it. For us to manage these challenges, we have upscaled our operations and therefore believe that we have conditioned the atmosphere more than before.
“In other words, our analysis of the crime situation in Nigeria has dropped drastically compared to what we have recorded as crime and criminality in the last one month.”
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