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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Anamasere Igboereteonwu

Nigerian Senate candidate killed during spate of pre-election attacks

Workers push boxes with voting materials for distribution, at the Central Bank of Nigeria, ahead of Nigeria's Presidential elections, in Yola, Nigeria February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

A Nigerian senatorial candidate from one opposition party and the driver of a campaign minibus belonging to another were killed in a series of coordinated attacks in southeastern Enugu State ahead of an election on Saturday, police said on Thursday.

Nigerians are due to elect their next president and lawmakers on Saturday against a chaotic backdrop of armed conflict in the northeast, high levels of violent crime everywhere and shortages of cash, fuel and electricity.

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