US concerned at reported Nigerian election intimidation

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States says Nigeria’s upcoming national elections will be “a critical test of democracy” and is expressing concern at reports of intimidation and partisanship by government security forces.
U.S. deputy ambassador Jonathan Cohen told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that the Trump administration is also concerned about heightened insecurity in Nigeria, the inability of disabled and displaced people to vote, “and the risk that wid