"The election went quite well, considering the situation," says Christian Igbuku, an electoral official. Nigeria's parliamentary poll on April 12th was delayed for a day in Warri, the smoggy, garbage-choked oil town where Mr Igbuku lives. Then, when it took place, nearly four-fifths of the voters in his ward were too frightened to vote. Youths waving submachine-guns from their Mercedes drew up outside one polling station and demanded the ballot papers, boxes and result sheets. "Of course, they got them," says Mr Igbuku, "We're not stupid."
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