Violent attacks threaten Nigeria's upcoming 2023 elections

Nigeria police officers and Civil Defence provides security during an election campaign in Lagos, Nigeria, on November 26, 2022. [AP Photo]

Violent attacks targeting Nigeria's election commission offices are raising concerns about the security of the West African country's upcoming elections in February.

In the latest attack, assailants in southeastern Imo state set fire on Sunday to an office of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission. Nearly 50 of the commission's offices already have been destroyed since Nigeria's last election in 2019, according to local reports compiled by The Associated Press.