The Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday shut all the country’s land borders till 6am on Monday to ensure a peaceful and hitch-free conduct of the presidential election scheduled for saturday 16th April 2011..
It added that vehicular movement would not be allowed nationwide from 8 am to 5pm tomorrow, the day of the election.
The Minister of Interior, Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho (retd.) announced this just as the Police also said that movement would be restricted from 10pm today till 6am tomorrow nationwide.
The Minister statement was made available shortly after the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, assured of the commission’s readiness for the poll.
The Minister statement was made available shortly after the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, assured of the commission’s readiness for the poll.
The minister, in the statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Alhaji S.B. Osigiza, explained that only INEC vehicles, security operatives specially assigned for election duties as well as those on essential and emergency duties would be allowed to ply the roads.
Also, the Nigerian Police Force, through its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olusola Amore, said in Abuja that there would be restriction of movement of persons from 8am to 6pm on Saturday within the voting areas and centres.
It added that the restriction order was to enable law enforcement agents checkmate miscreants, thugs and other criminals who might want to use the cover of darkness to interrupt the smooth conduct of the elections.
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