The inspector-general of police, IGP Usman Baba, has described the ongoing 2023 general elections as one of the best so far.
The IGP, who stated this after monitoring elections at some polling units in Abuja on Saturday, noted that the elections have been generally peaceful despite some pockets of attacks.
IGP Usman also acknowledged pockets of challenges in some states, saying that there was suspected explosion in Borno State, where he said five people were injured.
He, however, expressed joy that despite the challenges in South-East, the elections still held there and they were largely peaceful.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police for FCT, CP Sadiq Abubakar, has said the elections at the FCT villages were more organised and problem-free than the city centre, where pockets of iincidents were reported.
The commissioner, who spoke after visiting some polling units in AMAC and Bwari Area Councils in FCT, said there have been reports of missing electoral materials and some not working properly in the city centres but the villages were not having those issues.
He, however, said he has spoken to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), who assured him that INEC has mobilised staff to move around with materials and replace the non-functioning ones.
The commissioner also stated that generally, the elections have been peaceful and commended the residents of the FCT for maintaining orderliness during the exercise.
