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Nigerian police guard the entrance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party headquarters where Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari holds an emergency meeting with senior members of the party in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday February 18, 2019. Nigeria's electoral commission delayed the presidential election until Feb. 23. (Photo by Jerome Delay/AP Photo)

Nigerian police guard the entrance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party headquarters where Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari holds an emergency meeting with senior members of the party in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday February 18, 2019. Nigeria's electoral commission delayed the presidential election until Feb. 23. (Photo by Jerome Delay/AP Photo)



Security forces direct two disabled men in hand-pushed wheelchairs away from a road which has been closed to vehicles for security reasons, leading to the electoral commission offices in Kano, northern Nigeria Monday, February 25, 2019. Nigeria is counting votes in its presidential election and observers are giving mixed assessments of the process. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)

Security forces direct two disabled men in hand-pushed wheelchairs away from a road which has been closed to vehicles for security reasons, leading to the electoral commission offices in Kano, northern Nigeria Monday, February 25, 2019. Nigeria is counting votes in its presidential election and observers are giving mixed assessments of the process. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)



Women queue in the midday sun to cast their votes at a polling station in Kano, northern Nigeria Saturday, February 23, 2019. Nigerians are going to the polls for a presidential election Saturday, one week after a surprise delay for Africa's largest democracy. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)

Women queue in the midday sun to cast their votes at a polling station in Kano, northern Nigeria Saturday, February 23, 2019. Nigerians are going to the polls for a presidential election Saturday, one week after a surprise delay for Africa's largest democracy. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)



A girl stands in front of cow horns at Kaduna Abatour meat market in North Kaduna on February 25, 2019 as Nigeria awaits results from its presidential election, as civil society groups warned that disorganisation and violence may have undermined the polls. Results from February 23, 2019 vote were expected to trickle in to Abuja after being collated at the state and local levels. (Photo by Cristina Aldehuela/AFP Photo)

A girl stands in front of cow horns at Kaduna Abatour meat market in North Kaduna on February 25, 2019 as Nigeria awaits results from its presidential election, as civil society groups warned that disorganisation and violence may have undermined the polls. Results from February 23, 2019 vote were expected to trickle in to Abuja after being collated at the state and local levels. (Photo by Cristina Aldehuela/AFP Photo)



A Nigerian woman sells peanuts outside Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari's campaign headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday February 26, 2019. (Photo by Jerome Delay/AP Photo)

A Nigerian woman sells peanuts outside Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari's campaign headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday February 26, 2019. (Photo by Jerome Delay/AP Photo)



People stand at a crossroad under a bridge in Lagos on February 16, 2019 after Nigeria's electoral watchdog postponed presidential and parliamentary elections for one week, just hours before polls were due to open. The two main political parties swiftly condemned the move and accused each other of orchestrating the delay as a way of manipulating the vote. (Photo by Stefan Heunis/AFP Photo)

People stand at a crossroad under a bridge in Lagos on February 16, 2019 after Nigeria's electoral watchdog postponed presidential and parliamentary elections for one week, just hours before polls were due to open. The two main political parties swiftly condemned the move and accused each other of orchestrating the delay as a way of manipulating the vote. (Photo by Stefan Heunis/AFP Photo)



A boy who helps cattle herders to lead their livestock, tries to gather some of the cows at a livestock market in Ngurore, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 20, 2019, just a few days ahead of the country's general election. Nomadic cattle herders and farmers are fighting in near-daily clashes that have left thousands dead in Nigeria and hundreds of villages affected. Both farmers and herdsmen hope the next government would settle their bloody feud. Over the past two years, the fighting has grown more bloody and more politicised with Nigeria's incumbent President being accused of backing herders. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)

A boy who helps cattle herders to lead their livestock, tries to gather some of the cows at a livestock market in Ngurore, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 20, 2019, just a few days ahead of the country's general election. Nomadic cattle herders and farmers are fighting in near-daily clashes that have left thousands dead in Nigeria and hundreds of villages affected. Both farmers and herdsmen hope the next government would settle their bloody feud. Over the past two years, the fighting has grown more bloody and more politicised with Nigeria's incumbent President being accused of backing herders. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)



In this photo taken Tuesday, February 19, 2019, a craftsman dyes cloth with indigo in one of the ancient dye pits of Kofar Mata in Kano, northern Nigeria. The dye pits were founded in 1498 and are said to be the last ones of their kind but some of the craftsmen grumble about competition from Chinese fabrics that have entered the markets and sell for half the price. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)

In this photo taken Tuesday, February 19, 2019, a craftsman dyes cloth with indigo in one of the ancient dye pits of Kofar Mata in Kano, northern Nigeria. The dye pits were founded in 1498 and are said to be the last ones of their kind but some of the craftsmen grumble about competition from Chinese fabrics that have entered the markets and sell for half the price. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)



A girl yawns when carried by her mother when some women gather together during the closing of their polling unit at Shagari Health Unit polling station in Yola, Adamawa State on February 23, 2019 after the polls were closed during the day of the General elections. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)

A girl yawns when carried by her mother when some women gather together during the closing of their polling unit at Shagari Health Unit polling station in Yola, Adamawa State on February 23, 2019 after the polls were closed during the day of the General elections. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)



Supporters of Nigeria's incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, of the All Progressives Congress party, celebrate his victory after he was declared the winner of the presidential election, in Yola, Nigeria Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Nigeria's president was declared the clear winner of a second term in Africa's largest democracy early Wednesday, after a campaign in which he urged voters to give him another chance to tackle gaping corruption, widespread insecurity and an economy limping back from a rare recession. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)

Supporters of Nigeria's incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, of the All Progressives Congress party, celebrate his victory after he was declared the winner of the presidential election, in Yola, Nigeria Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Nigeria's president was declared the clear winner of a second term in Africa's largest democracy early Wednesday, after a campaign in which he urged voters to give him another chance to tackle gaping corruption, widespread insecurity and an economy limping back from a rare recession. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)



Worshippers attend a church service, after Nigeria's presidential election was postponed in Maiduguri, Nigeria on  February 17, 2019. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

Worshippers attend a church service, after Nigeria's presidential election was postponed in Maiduguri, Nigeria on February 17, 2019. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)



A girl draws water from a fountain a day after the postponement of the presidential election in Kano, Nigeria on February 17, 2019. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

A girl draws water from a fountain a day after the postponement of the presidential election in Kano, Nigeria on February 17, 2019. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)



A man listens to the radio as Nigerians await the result of the Presidential election, in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 24, 2019. (Photo by Nyancho NwaNri/Reuters)

A man listens to the radio as Nigerians await the result of the Presidential election, in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 24, 2019. (Photo by Nyancho NwaNri/Reuters)



A boy rides a bicycle past a monument decorated with election posters depicting Nigeria's main opposition party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar with his running mate, Peter Obi, in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria  February 26, 2019. (Photo by Nyancho NwaNri/Reuters)

A boy rides a bicycle past a monument decorated with election posters depicting Nigeria's main opposition party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar with his running mate, Peter Obi, in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria February 26, 2019. (Photo by Nyancho NwaNri/Reuters)



A boy participates in celebrations by supporters of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari in Kano, Nigeria February 27, 2019. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

A boy participates in celebrations by supporters of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari in Kano, Nigeria February 27, 2019. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)



A supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari dances on the ground as he celebrates with others in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 27, 2019. (Photo by Nyancho NwaNri/Reuters)

A supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari dances on the ground as he celebrates with others in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 27, 2019. (Photo by Nyancho NwaNri/Reuters)



Supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari celebrate in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 27, 2019. (Photo by Nyancho NwaNri/Reuters)

Supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari celebrate in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 27, 2019. (Photo by Nyancho NwaNri/Reuters)



A boy rides a horse as supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari gather to celebrate in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 27, 2019. (Photo by Nyancho NwaNri/Reuters)

A boy rides a horse as supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari gather to celebrate in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 27, 2019. (Photo by Nyancho NwaNri/Reuters)



A supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari performs a stunt with an auto rickshaw as he celebrates in Kano, Nigeria on February 27, 2019. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

A supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari performs a stunt with an auto rickshaw as he celebrates in Kano, Nigeria on February 27, 2019. (Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)



Camp dwellers pump water from a well at Malkohi refugee camp in Jimeta, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 19, 2019, four days ahead of the country's General elections set for February 23 after a last-minute rescheduling. Malkohi is a camp for internal displaced who fled their homes as Boko Haram insurgents advanced across north-eastern Nigeria. From their homes on the outskirts of Yola, capital of presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar's home state Adamawa, Malkohi residents say they feel forgotten. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)

Camp dwellers pump water from a well at Malkohi refugee camp in Jimeta, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 19, 2019, four days ahead of the country's General elections set for February 23 after a last-minute rescheduling. Malkohi is a camp for internal displaced who fled their homes as Boko Haram insurgents advanced across north-eastern Nigeria. From their homes on the outskirts of Yola, capital of presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar's home state Adamawa, Malkohi residents say they feel forgotten. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)



An altar boy swings the thurible of incense during a morning service at the Saint Charles Catholic Church, the site of a 2014 bomb attack blamed on Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, in the predominantly-Christian neighborhood of Sabon Gari in Kano, northern Nigeria Sunday, February 17, 2019. With the leading contenders both northern Muslims, Nigeria's presidential contest has been largely free of the religious pressures that marked the 2015 vote, but the Christian vote is bound to be decisive in a race that could sweep the incumbent out of power. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)

An altar boy swings the thurible of incense during a morning service at the Saint Charles Catholic Church, the site of a 2014 bomb attack blamed on Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, in the predominantly-Christian neighborhood of Sabon Gari in Kano, northern Nigeria Sunday, February 17, 2019. With the leading contenders both northern Muslims, Nigeria's presidential contest has been largely free of the religious pressures that marked the 2015 vote, but the Christian vote is bound to be decisive in a race that could sweep the incumbent out of power. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)



School girls walk on the streets in Yola, Nigeria, Monday February 25, 2019. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)

School girls walk on the streets in Yola, Nigeria, Monday February 25, 2019. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)



People peer through a window as party agents huddle together to watch votes being counted inside a polling station in Kano, northern Nigeria Saturday, Februaary 23, 2019. Nigerians went to the polls for a presidential election Saturday, one week after a surprise delay for Africa's largest democracy. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)

People peer through a window as party agents huddle together to watch votes being counted inside a polling station in Kano, northern Nigeria Saturday, Februaary 23, 2019. Nigerians went to the polls for a presidential election Saturday, one week after a surprise delay for Africa's largest democracy. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)



Supporters cheer as President Muhammadu Buhari leaves in his car after casting his vote in his hometown of Daura, in northern Nigeria Saturday, February 23, 2019. Nigerians are going to the polls for a presidential election Saturday, one week after a surprise delay for Africa's largest democracy. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)

Supporters cheer as President Muhammadu Buhari leaves in his car after casting his vote in his hometown of Daura, in northern Nigeria Saturday, February 23, 2019. Nigerians are going to the polls for a presidential election Saturday, one week after a surprise delay for Africa's largest democracy. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)



Supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari celebrate the announcement of results favoring his All Progressives Congress (APC) party in their state, anticipating victory, in Kano, northern Nigeria, Monday, February 25, 2019. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)

Supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari celebrate the announcement of results favoring his All Progressives Congress (APC) party in their state, anticipating victory, in Kano, northern Nigeria, Monday, February 25, 2019. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)



A boy run as cars are set on fire following deadly clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Kofa in Bebeji district of Kano, economic nerve centre of northern Nigeria, on February 22, 2019. Two people were killed, while 40 vehicles, 12 motorcycles and houses were burn following bloody clashes  between supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kofa town, Bebeji district of Kano, northeast Nigeria ahead of tomorrow's rescheduled presidential election. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP Photo)

A boy run as cars are set on fire following deadly clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Kofa in Bebeji district of Kano, economic nerve centre of northern Nigeria, on February 22, 2019. Two people were killed, while 40 vehicles, 12 motorcycles and houses were burn following bloody clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kofa town, Bebeji district of Kano, northeast Nigeria ahead of tomorrow's rescheduled presidential election. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP Photo)



Supporters of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, some carrying crude weapons, ride on the back of a truck as they follow a march of others to celebrate his electoral win, on a street in Kano, northern Nigeria Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Buhari on Wednesday defended his sweeping win of a second term as free and fair and appealed to a “common love of country” as his top challenger vowed to go to court with allegations of fraud. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)

Supporters of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, some carrying crude weapons, ride on the back of a truck as they follow a march of others to celebrate his electoral win, on a street in Kano, northern Nigeria Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Buhari on Wednesday defended his sweeping win of a second term as free and fair and appealed to a “common love of country” as his top challenger vowed to go to court with allegations of fraud. (Photo by Ben Curtis/AP Photo)



Vigilantes and local hunters armed with locally made guns patrol on the street near the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Yola, Nigeria, Monday February 25, 2019. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)

Vigilantes and local hunters armed with locally made guns patrol on the street near the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Yola, Nigeria, Monday February 25, 2019. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)



A fisherman who moved from Ogoniland repairs a fishing net in front of his house at Egede informal settlement in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria, on February 21, 2019. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

A fisherman who moved from Ogoniland repairs a fishing net in front of his house at Egede informal settlement in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria, on February 21, 2019. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)
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