425,106 security personnel will be deployed for the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, February 25, 2023, according to Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali Baba.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held a press conference at the National Collation Centre in Abuja, where the IGP stated that the figure did not include Nigerian military personnel.

According to him,The Nigerian Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Nigerian Correctional Service, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Nigeria Immigration Service are among the organizations from which personnel are drawn.

The anti-graft agency will send the fewest number of personnel—350 agents—while the Nigeria Police will send a sizable contingent of 310,973 officers.

The police chief stated, "425,106 and I have said it agency by agency. There are 310,973 police officers, 51,000 members of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense, 21,000 members of the Federal Road Safety Corps, 11,336 members of the Nigerian Correctional Service, 9,447 members of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, 350 members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and 21,000 members of the Nigeria Immigration Service.

The IGP responded that orderlies assigned to Very Important Personalities (VIP) will be removed during the elections when asked how the Force intended to police them. According to him, the Police expect VIPs to forgo using armed bodyguards or orderlies to accompany them to the polling places.