Nigerian poll officer in hiding

Abuja, 30 April-(ANA)-A key election official in Nigeria has gone into hiding after claiming attempts have been made to rig the result of a state election re-run.

The police have said she must come forward or be declared "wanted".

Some parts of Ekiti State in Nigeria's south-west held election re-runs after a tribunal ruled they had not followed the rules in the 2007 elections.

Ekiti residential electoral officer Olusola Adebayo resigned before announcing the final result.

The police say she must make an official report or she will be arrested.

A residential electoral officer is the only person allowed to announce the results of an election.

The results of the Ekiti State re-runs, held on 25 April, have also been delayed as there were reports of violence in some areas.

This has delayed counting and one local government area has not yet voted.

Local media reported the opposition gubernatorial candidate Kayode Fayemi of the Action Congress was leading the ruling People's Democratic Party candidate Segun Oni before the result was due.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) said the race was "neck and neck". (ANA)

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