Army to Be ‘Ruthless’ Against Tampering in Nigeria’s Postponed Vote: Buhari

Army to Be ‘Ruthless’ Against Tampering in Nigeria’s Postponed Vote: Buhari
A cyclist drives pasts a campaign poster for President Muhammadu Buhari in a street after the postponement of the presidential election in Kano, Nigeria Feb. 17, 2019. Luc Gnago/Reuters
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ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari on Feb. 18 warned that anyone trying to tamper with Nigeria’s postponed vote risked their lives and accused the electoral commission of incompetence.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced a week’s delay to voting in the early hours of Feb. 16, just as some of Nigeria’s 84 million registered voters were already making their way to polling stations.