by militant islamists have made voting difficult in some regions. and in this polling station on the mainland of lagos, electoral officials never even showed up. they will tell us that the area is dead. there is nothing free and fair in this election. most people passing through this place were telling us that they were not able to vote. they are cancelling polling units all over this place. we have stayed here since past ten and this is past three. we ve not heard anything, we ve tried to call them. i have a twitter account, i ve been trying to tag any officials. actually it s a sin for you to stay at home today. young urbanites who want better economic opportunities have been encouraging each other to vote on social media. and it seems to be working. in lagos, despite the lack of organisation, voters told us more people showed up than in the last elections. turn out here in lagos, nigeria s most populous city, tends to be quite low. in 2019, only 18% of the electorate sho
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