President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the closure of all Nigeria’s land and sea borders
from midnight , Wednesday, March 25, till midnight on Saturday, March 28 – the day
of the country’s presidential election.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Alhaji Abubakar Magaji, announced this in a
statement he issued this afternoon in Abuja.
He said that President Jonathan has also directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to
ensure that non-Nigerians do not participate in any part of the election process.
Alhaji Magaji said that the border closure would allow for the peaceful conduct of the
presidential ballot originally billed for February 14 but later rescheduled to hold on March
28.

Source News Express