Nigerian soldiers and military convoy drive in Aba, in a pro-Biafra separatists zone, southeastern Nigeria, on February 15, 2019 during a military patrol. - The southeastern Nigeria region, that has long complained it has been marginalized by successive governments and military regimes since the end of the civil war in 1970, has been largely calm in the run-up to the election, but there has been a noticeable increase in military and police checkpoints, AFP correspondents said. (CRISTINA ALDEHUELA/AFP/Getty Images)