The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has approved the setting up of an Election Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Team ahead of the general elections.

The Force Public Relations, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement in Abuja.

He said members of the team would be deployed across states of the federation to identify, analyse and mitigate threats to security during the elections.

Adejobi said the team would carry out on-the-spot assessment and appraisal of the security emplacements ahead of the general elections.