Security has been beefed up in
and around the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) in Kano, Kano State.
This followed the suspension of
collation governorship election results from the Nasarawa Local Government area
due to security challenges.
Additional security personnel
were deployed along Hajj Camp to forestall any eventuality.
Human and vehicular movement
around the area was also restricted as only staff of the commission,
journalists, and security personnel were allowed in or out of the place.
Meanwhile, Kano has generally
remained calm as some residents were seen going about their normal businesses.
However, some business places
including banks opened in the city, but Sabon Gari and Rimi Markets have
remained closed.
A resident of Sabon Gari, Mr.
Joseph Abdu, said the Sabon Gari market may not open until after INEC had
announced the election results.
“The market may not be opened
until after the election results have been announced in view of the previous
experience,” he said.
Another resident of the area and
tyre dealer, Mr. Uche Okonkwo, attributed the delay in the opening of market to
the security situation, resulting from the delay in the announcement of the
results.
It would be recalled that INEC
suspended the collation of election results for Nasarawa local government area,
following what it described as security challenges.
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