Nigeria: Children Found On Voters Register

Abuja — Election regulators have admitted registration teams allowed children -some babies in arms- to be included in the final voters register.

Civil society organis-ations told Daily Trust yesterday the problem is widespread. Election monitors have seen children on the display of the voters register in three states of the country and Daily Trust has proof of underage registration in a fourth.

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