 Chairman of the Independent National Electro-Commissioned Professor Mahmoud Yakubu has raised concern over the rise in insecurity in parts of the country and its likely effect on the conduct of the February 3rd rerun and by elections across the country. Sir Einig Boss made this observation at the first quarter meeting of the Interagency Consultative Committee meeting on election on Tuesday, where he challenged security agencies to make the environment conducive for the conduct of the forthcoming elections. On your part, the security agencies represented by the Co-Chairman and the Inspector General of Police Coyote Egbetokun and the representative of the National Security Advisor Nuhuru Badu are shared of the security agents' readiness to tackle any situation that may arise before and during the election. All aware, election is a multi-stakeholder responsibility. Einig has a role to play, so too are other stakeholders. As security agencies, it is your responsibility to secure the environment, to enable us to deploy personnel and materials, and protect observers, the media, as well as the polling and coalition agents representing political parties and candidates. In future elections, particularly the forthcoming by elections and rerun elections, we must present a managed election-related violence, intimidation, and other security threats so as to uphold the credibility of the process. The Office of the National Security Advisor and Security Agencies under the flag of ISIS, moves of team collaboration with Einig to ensure that elections are conducted in a secure and peaceful environment. In this regard, the coordination of security operations, deployment of personnel, and adoption of proactive security measures will be paramount. The representative of the NSA, representatives of other security agencies who are here present, senior officers of the Einig work here present, members of the press. On 3rd of February this year, the police as a lead agency in election management will be providing security alongside with other security agencies for this election. We are aware of the challenges associated with the conduct of isolated elections, and I want to assure Nigerians that we are on top of this situation. We have conducted threat analysis in all the 26 states where election is going to take place, and we are going to deploy according to the threat assessment. We are also going to deploy adequately and massively for this election.