Election: Lagos assembly commends IGP for excellent job, despite alleged electoral violence

The Lagos State House of Assembly has commended the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba and other members of the Nigeria Police Force for “excellent performance”.

This is amid the public outcry of violence that allegedly marred the conduct of the 2023 general elections in the state,

In a statement on Wednesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the Lagos Assembly extolled the “excellent performance” of police officers deployed to the state ensured a “hitch-free” election, “devoid of violence”.

The statement reads partly, “In its letter dated 4th April 2023 and signed by the Clerk of the House, the Lagos State House of Assembly extolled the display of professionalism and neutrality by the Force leading to the actualization of an election adjudged to be the fairest and freest in the annals of Nigeria’s democratic history.

“It equally acknowledged that the feat was tailored to various transformational reforms of the IGP, his visionary and purposeful leadership in the NPF which has set the pace and good precedence for policing future elections in the country”.

Recall that prior to the presidential election, there were a series of video clips that circulated on the internet about some suspected political thugs who threatened some residents of the state to vote for their party or remain at home.

On February 25, election day, several attacks were recorded in many polling units across the state.