Nigeria’s borders shut tonight for polls

 

 Nigeria’s borders shut tonight for polls  

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the closure of all land and sea borders of the country, ahead of Saturday’s presidential election.

According to a statement signed by Abubakar G. Magaji, permanent secretary at the ministry of interior, the closure will last “from 12.00 mid night Wednesday 25th March, 2015 to 12.00 mid night Saturday 28th March,2015 to allow for peaceful conduct of the forthcoming national elections”. Magaji said the Nigeria Immigration Services had also been directed to ensure that non-Nigerians do not participate in any part of the election processes.