Nigeria: Anambra - Massive Police Presence May Scare Voters

4 February 2010

Abuja — Barely 24 hours to the Anambra 2010 governorship election, the people of the state have decried the heavy presence of armed men in all the nooks and crannies of the state.

A cross section of indigenes of the state who spoke to our correspondent said even though the deployment of armed men was necessary in the state, their presence may scare away electorates from the polling units.

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