▁said ▁it ▁could ▁not ▁guarantee ▁security ▁of ▁citizens ▁during ▁the ▁elections , ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁swift ly ▁issued ▁a ▁strong ▁word ed ▁statement ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁action ▁acc using ▁it ▁of ▁ev oking ▁dark ▁mem ories ▁of ▁past ▁military ▁dict ator ships ▁and ▁throwing ▁up ▁constitution al ▁and ▁political ▁challeng es ▁that ▁und erm ine ▁and ▁sub vert ▁Niger ia ’ s ▁fled g ling ▁dem ocracy . ▁It ▁said ▁the ▁Military ▁had ▁sh aken ▁public ▁confidence ▁and ▁any ▁mod icum ▁of ▁cred ibility ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁elections . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁first ▁pre lim inary ▁election ▁statement ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁drew ▁attention ▁of ▁IN EC ▁headquarters ▁and ▁all ▁relevant ▁st ake hold ers ▁in ▁the ▁president ial ▁and ▁national ▁assembly ▁elections ▁to ▁log istics ▁challeng es ▁ar ising ▁from ▁late ▁arrival ▁or ▁non - av ail ability ▁of ▁elect oral ▁materials ▁across ▁several ▁states ▁leading ▁to ▁delayed ▁voting . ▁All ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Const itu encies ▁in ▁J ig awa ▁State , ▁one ▁in ▁E do ▁State ▁and ▁a ▁local ▁government ▁area ▁in ▁Im o ▁State ▁where ▁voting ▁had ▁already ▁comm enced ▁were ▁post pon ed ▁for ▁log ist ical ▁reasons . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Situ ation ▁Room ▁reported ▁that ▁it ▁received ▁reports ▁of ▁polit icians ▁and ▁security ▁forces ▁attempting ▁to ▁manipulate ▁coll ation ▁of ▁results ▁across ▁the ▁states . ▁It ▁then ▁called