WATCH As Nigerian Military Deploy Armoured Personnel Carriers To Lagos Before Election Announcement

The Nigerian military drove through Ikoyi, in Lagos with an APC, trucks of soldiers and more…. just hours before Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission is due to make an announcement on a possible postponement of the 2015 elections.

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Nigeria’s electoral commission will postpone Feb. 14 presidential and legislative elections for six weeks to give a new multinational force time to secure northeastern areas under the sway of Boko Haram, an official close to the commission told The Associated Press on Saturday.

“Millions could be disenfranchised if the voting went ahead while the Islamic extremists hold a large swath of the northeast and commit mayhem that has driven 1.5 million people from their homes.” the report says.

A major offensive with warplanes and ground troops from Chad and Nigeria already has forced the insurgents from a dozen towns and villages in the past 10 days. Even greater military strikes by more countries are planned.