Between five and ten explosion at dawn have shaken the city of Minna in the northeast in what is believed to be an attack carried out by the member Boko Haram. But according to a statement from the state of Bornos police chief Damian Chukwu to the majority of the shooting depend on the armed security forces effort and the actual attack.
the Gunfire was not directed against any civilians. I assure the public that the security forces are ready to ensure peaceful and fair elections, ” he said in the statement.
of Nigeria, it is quiet on Saturday morning. In the megacity of Lagos, which play an increasingly important role as vågmästare because of the rapid urbanization, you will hear the birds chirping in the trees over the rooftops, which is unusual in the city’s chaos.
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In the neighbourhood of Opebi, in the district of Ikeja, people have queued since dawn but the election commission, Inecs staff appeared first on åttasnåret when the polling station would open.
shortly after nine o’clock could valförrättaren Islamiat Adeagbo instruct the waiting voters in the process. Electronic fingerprint reader and pre-registered voting card to ensure that people cannot vote twice, but given the hassles with the technology is inevitable.
– If only they will started shortly, this delay is nothing serious, ” says the lawyer Nkiru Emechebe who are now voting in his sixth election since democratisation started in the late 1990s.
” It has become routine for me. It is important to exercise their democratic rights, ” says Emechebe to DN before she goes to the booth to add their voice.
already last Saturday but Inec was forced to postpone the process for a week due to lack of preparation. This is a clear improvement towards the 2015 elections, which was delayed by six weeks.
” It is the nigerian spirit, haha. But I think it is better to make a proper choice, rather than rush forward with a process that will not be accurate, ” she says.
The nigerian election is the largest in african history, in terms of number of registered voters. President Muhammadu Buhari, who sensationally managed to trouble the office of Goodluck Jonathan four years ago, are now trying to get re-elected. Huvudutmanaren is Atiku Abubakar, who was vice president during the first eight years of democracy in the country.
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