The Cable reports that only journalists, electoral officials and security personnel are allowed to move around freely.

More than 30,000 security personnel - police, army, navy and other para-military agencies - are said to be positioned in the 23 local councils where the re-run elections are taking place.

So far, there has been no report of violence in any part of the state.

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The election is holding across the three senatorial districts, eight federal constituencies, and 10 state constituencies.