Mahmood Yakuba, the chairman of Nigeria’s electoral commission, has expressed concern over attacks “intensifying” as the nation gets ready for the impending presidential elections in February.
With Mr. Yakuba noting that the commission has already documented 50 attacks related to the polls in the first month of campaigning alone, there are worries that the closely contested race next year could be more tumultuous than normal.
The commission had an emergency meeting after two of its offices were attacked on Thursday, during which the comments were made.
Due to a high risk of a terrorist attack in the capital, the US embassy evacuated all non-essential workers from Abuja last month.
Across the nation, security forces have been engaged in combat with a variety of challenges, including an Islamist insurgency, armed gangs, and separatist organizations.
