Kaduna - As campaigning reached a peak for this Saturday's presidential election in Nigeria, residents of the volatile city of Kaduna made their own preparations - stock-piling food and securing shops and homes for fear of post-poll unrest.
Just days before the vote, men and women weaved through the northern metropolis' gridlocked streets with wheelbarrows full of staples such as black-eyed beans and plantains to stash safely at home.
"That woman is stocking up before the election in case there is trouble," said 38-year-old Shola Oyeniyi, sitting outside the shop where she sells traditional robes.