Land Borders Closed, Banks Shut Ahead of Nigerian Elections
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Nigeria ordered its land borders shut ahead of presidential elections on Saturday in Africa’s biggest democracy.
The borders will be closed for 24 hours starting at midnight on Saturday, the Nigerian Immigration Service said in an emailed statement. The tradition of closing borders dates back to the return of democracy in 1999 and is aimed at preventing non-Nigerians from crossing through the country’s porous borders to vote.