.- The Government of Nigeria will deploy more troops to ensure the safety of regional elections next Tuesday, after the escalation of violence in the Muslim states of the north for the reelection of President Goodluck Jonathan. Police commanders and the Army said that the presence of troops and agents will be more visible in the streets and polling stations, while bomb disposal teams deployed at major risk areas.
The Punch newspaper published on Sunday that police have asked for more troops to the Army ahead of the vote on Tuesday, completing the renovation of Representatives began with parliamentary elections and the Presidency, on 16 April. "Specifically, we need the army depliegue sensitive areas such as the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and polling stations, "said a police officer at Punch.
"Not all cops have guns, so we need soldiers," said the agent. Military officials confirmed the deployment of troops and the increasing number of armed patrols to control the triggers, while the unit commissioner artificeros, Aisabor Ambrose said that it will strengthen the security of areas identified as more controversial.
More than 200 people have died and thousands have fled their homes in the northern states of Nigeria due to rioting by young Muslims, who refuse to accept the reelection of President Jonathan. The escalating violence in the region has forced the Independent Electoral Commission to postpone the planned regional vote Tuesday in the two hardest hit states, Kaduna and Bachi. 
The Punch newspaper published on Sunday that police have asked for more troops to the Army ahead of the vote on Tuesday, completing the renovation of Representatives began with parliamentary elections and the Presidency, on 16 April. "Specifically, we need the army depliegue sensitive areas such as the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and polling stations, "said a police officer at Punch.
"Not all cops have guns, so we need soldiers," said the agent. Military officials confirmed the deployment of troops and the increasing number of armed patrols to control the triggers, while the unit commissioner artificeros, Aisabor Ambrose said that it will strengthen the security of areas identified as more controversial.
More than 200 people have died and thousands have fled their homes in the northern states of Nigeria due to rioting by young Muslims, who refuse to accept the reelection of President Jonathan. The escalating violence in the region has forced the Independent Electoral Commission to postpone the planned regional vote Tuesday in the two hardest hit states, Kaduna and Bachi.
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