Nigeria, March 9 -- As residents of Sokoto State troop out to cast their votes, vehicular movement was free and unrestricted in major parts of the state Saturday morning.

PREMIUM TIMES reporter who moved around major parts of the Sokoto metropolis reports that unlike in other places where restrictions are often placed on movement on election day, residents moved around largely unhindered in major parts of the state capital.

Our reporter observed that from the entrance of the Usman Dan Fodio University (UDUS), through the premises of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), residents and voters moved around in vehicles without restriction.

Some of the residents also brandished their voters' cards while mobilising others to come out and ...