The United States is preparing for a likely crisis in Nigeria after Saturday’s elections.

United States Secretary of State John Kerry has visited Nigeria, preaching peace, ahead of the elections. Vice President Joe Biden has spoken on the need for violence-free elections.

And President Barack Obama has urged Nigerians to keep this country united – whatever the outcome of the elections.

But the United States seems to have gone a step further by sending hundreds of marines to neighbouring Ghana.

An Aviation source in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, told The Nation that two Hercules C-130 transport planes landed at the Kotoka Airport last week, bearing “at least three helicopters”.

“There are well over 200 marines,” the source, who pleaded not to be named because of what he described as the sensitivity of the matter, said.

“They are camped at the airport,” he added.

The helicopters are belived to be meant for the quick evacuation of Americans in Nigeria - in the event of violence.

It was not immediately clear yesterday where the marines and equipment may have been moved from. The United States has military bases in Europe.

The source also said two United States Navy ships had been sighted off the coast of Takoradi, Ghana.

A Ghana Defence source said one of the ships is equipped with medical facilities.

“More marines are expected,” he said, also pleading not to be named because, according to him, he is not allowed to talk to the media.

“It is not unusual for the United States or any other country to do this because they have to protect their people,” the source said.

Ghanaians have noticed the presence of the marines. The popular thinking is that they are in the country to train the military.

“Their mission is to move into Nigeria swiftly, should there be any need to do so,” the source said.

President Goodluck Jonathan, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his main challenger, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, have signed a peace accord in Abuja, pledging to maintain peace before, during and after the elections.

The United States is said to have had an intelligence report that the election could turn bloody, if the result does not favour the ruling party.

Leaders of the PDP and the APC are belived to be willing to accept the result, but “there are fears that should the polls be rigged, the citizenry may reject the results,” a source said.

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Na the thing una (USA) de find, but God go disappoint una

USA should go and sit down jor

We aint savages,we are human beings

We can conduct a free and fair election

Guys no blame USA they are solely doing their responsibility over the citizens. Rather made plea to our own leaders to conduct a peaceful and violent- free election and which must counts

They will be disapointed this time again if thy course is a heinous agendum.
- Ebola - Boko. Next on agenda = vioElectioneering.

JONATHAN MUST RULE NIGERIA TILL 2019 IF ABOKIS TRY ANY NONSENSE THERE WILL BE NOTHING LIKE NIGERIA AGAIN

nzeadachie:
JONATHAN MUST RULE NIGERIA TILL 2019 IF ABOKIS TRY ANY NONSENSE THERE WILL BE NOTHING LIKE NIGERIA AGAIN

shot your dirty stupid mouth,Nigeria is great,its not a do or die thing,you have not seen war and you are saying,do you think war is fighting,war is deadly that you can loose your loved one and yourself because you want to support sentiments or feelings,let me tell you war is an instrument of the devil to kill and you have to pray for Nigeria and stop making stupid threats,there shall never be war in war

Nothing will happen, we have military personnels stationed already to shoot any PDP tout at first sight.
Sai Buhari.

kitnah:
USA should go and sit down jor

We aint savages,we are human beings

We can conduct a free and fair election

Shut up you bandwagon.

BodyKiss:


Shut up you bandwagon.

Must you quote me to show your inherent stupidity??

mekme:
shot your dirty stupid mouth,Nigeria is great,its not a do or die thing,you have not seen war and you are saying,do you think war is fighting,war is deadly that you can loose your loved one and yourself because you want to support sentiments or feelings,let me tell you war is an instrument of the devil to kill and you have to pray for Nigeria and stop making stupid threats,there shall never be war in war

YOU'RE VERY STUPID, SO YOU WANT ME TO FOLD MY HAND OR RUN AWAY FOR THEM IF THEY TAKE THEIR MADNESS TO EAST? I SAID THAT THEY SHOULD START IT IF THEY WANT

nzeadachie:
JONATHAN MUST RULE NIGERIA TILL 2019 IF ABOKIS TRY ANY NONSENSE THERE WILL BE NOTHING LIKE NIGERIA AGAIN

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Why are you ibos always quick to call for war?

Have you forgotten what your Bleep-fathers went through during the Biafra war? The starvation, deaths and the abandoned property saga?

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Segeggs:
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Why are you ibos always quick to call for war?

Have you forgotten what your Bleep-fathers went through during the Biafra war? The starvation, deaths and the abandoned property saga?

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START ANOTHER WAR WE ARE NOT AFRAID

They love them people here una leaders are interested wetin them go steal

loomer:
Na the thing una (USA) de find, but God go disappoint una

How will they be disappointed when APC and the North are ready to kill their victims...I detest one Nigeria mantra