By AFPMore by this AuthorLAGOSVoters in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria, go the polls to elect a new governor this weekend, with security tight after a call from a pro-Biafran group for people to boycott the polls. For God's sake, this is an election," security consultant Don Okereke told AFP. Voters in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria, go to the polls on November 18, 2017 to elect a new governor. Although Kanu is the most well-known candidate in the poll, he is missing and IPOB has asked people to boycott the poll. POLICEThe police meanwhile have urged voters to ignore the IPOB boycott and vote, warning the group that it would "not hesitate to use all legal means" to prevent any disruption.

Source: Daily Nation November 16, 2017 09:00 UTC