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  Marred by insecurity and extorted by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission officials, communities in Niger State faced double jeopardy: pay ransom to kidnappers and bribe INEC officials to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). WikkiTimes documented the travails of residents of some communities in the insurgents’ ravaged Niger State where some officials of INEC were found to be extorting as high as N50,000 per polling unit to register just 30 voters.

Insecurity: 6 northern govs unite to fight banditry, terrorism On By Wole Mosadomi Six governors in the North have joined hands to wage total war against banditry in their territories. Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, stated this yesterday while presenting letter of appointment to the new Emir of Kagara, Ahmed Garba Gunna as the 2nd Emir of Kagara at Government House Minna. Although he did not name the five other governors, Governor Bello said they had “all unanimously agreed to fight the bandits terrorising their states. Bello, therefore, advised bandits and their   collaborat...