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Tensions rise in Nigeria as opposition demands new vote

A man sells roasted meat on a street in Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) A woman fries eggs to sell on a street stall in Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) A man sells roasted meat on a street in Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) Pedestrians walk past a banner from the police force carrying a message calling for peace during the elections, in Abuja, Nigeria Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), center left, stands as results for individual states are read out at the National Collation Center in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Electoral results for individual states are read out at the National Collation Center in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A customer buying a small bag of melon seeds discusses how he will send a bank transfer to the street seller, right, due to the crisis in the supply of banknotes, at the bi-weekly Karmo street market in Abuja, Nigeria Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Writing on t-shirt in Pidgin reads "If you no get money, hide your face" translating to English as "If you don't have money, leave". (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A man sleeps on the street under electoral posters as people wait for the results of the presidential elections, in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose Monday during the counting of Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election when representatives from the parties of the two main opposition candidates walked out in anger from the center where state-by-state results were being announced. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) A police truck drives past demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters, as they make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A boy carries a bucket on his head containing plastic bags of drinking water for sale, at the bi-weekly Karmo street market in Abuja, Nigeria Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A man walks past electoral posters as people anxiously wait for the results of the presidential elections, in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose Monday during the counting of Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election when representatives from the parties of the two main opposition candidates walked out in anger from the center where state-by-state results were being announced. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Street vendors and bus drivers wait for customers during a usually bustling local market which had emptied as people anxiously wait for the results of the presidential elections, in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose Monday during the counting of Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election when representatives from the parties of the two main opposition candidates walked out in anger from the center where state-by-state results were being announced. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) A woman crosses wooden planks at the Makoko floating slums as people anxiously wait for the results of the presidential elections, in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose Monday during the counting of Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election when representatives from the parties of the two main opposition candidates walked out in anger from the center where state-by-state results were being announced. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) A man crosses a usually bustling avenue which had emptied as people anxiously wait for the results of the presidential elections, in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose Monday during the counting of Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election when representatives from the parties of the two main opposition candidates walked out in anger from the center where state-by-state results were being announced. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) A man sells roasted meat on a street in Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) A woman fries eggs to sell on a street stall in Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) A man sells roasted meat on a street in Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) Pedestrians walk past a banner from the police force carrying a message calling for peace during the elections, in Abuja, Nigeria Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), center left, stands as results for individual states are read out at the National Collation Center in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Electoral results for individual states are read out at the National Collation Center in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A customer buying a small bag of melon seeds discusses how he will send a bank transfer to the street seller, right, due to the crisis in the supply of banknotes, at the bi-weekly Karmo street market in Abuja, Nigeria Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Writing on t-shirt in Pidgin reads "If you no get money, hide your face" translating to English as "If you don't have money, leave". (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A man sleeps on the street under electoral posters as people wait for the results of the presidential elections, in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose Monday during the counting of Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election when representatives from the parties of the two main opposition candidates walked out in anger from the center where state-by-state results were being announced. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) A police truck drives past demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters, as they make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A boy carries a bucket on his head containing plastic bags of drinking water for sale, at the bi-weekly Karmo street market in Abuja, Nigeria Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A man walks past electoral posters as people anxiously wait for the results of the presidential elections, in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose Monday during the counting of Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election when representatives from the parties of the two main opposition candidates walked out in anger from the center where state-by-state results were being announced. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Street vendors and bus drivers wait for customers during a usually bustling local market which had emptied as people anxiously wait for the results of the presidential elections, in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose Monday during the counting of Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election when representatives from the parties of the two main opposition candidates walked out in anger from the center where state-by-state results were being announced. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) A woman crosses wooden planks at the Makoko floating slums as people anxiously wait for the results of the presidential elections, in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose Monday during the counting of Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election when representatives from the parties of the two main opposition candidates walked out in anger from the center where state-by-state results were being announced. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) A man crosses a usually bustling avenue which had emptied as people anxiously wait for the results of the presidential elections, in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose Monday during the counting of Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election when representatives from the parties of the two main opposition candidates walked out in anger from the center where state-by-state results were being announced. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) A police truck drives past demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters, as they make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters speak to a police officer as they make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Security forces drive past demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters, as they make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A woman beats branches on the ground as she and other demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A police truck drives past demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters, as they make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A woman overcome by the heat has water thrown on her as she and other demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A demonstrator holds two Nigerian flags as he and others accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A woman beats branches on the ground as she and other demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Demonstrators accusing the election commission of irregularities and disenfranchising voters make a protest in downtown Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Tensions rose in Nigeria Tuesday as the main opposition parties demanded a revote for the country's presidential election, where the latest results show an early lead for the ruling party. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Tensions rise in Nigeria as opposition demands new vote