That is why, in such other climes, the polity is not shut down on Election Day. Movements are unhindered with schools, markets and sundry businesses remaining open as people exercise their franchise. But not so in Nigeria. As Edo people go to the polls in less than 48 hours, the state has been shut down and on hand to enforce the lockdown are 35,000 policemen and 8,000 other security personnel, including soldiers, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) operatives and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials. The NSCDC alone deployed 6,433 personnel, including intelligence squads, anti-vandal units, and Special Forces mobilised from its national headquarters.

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