Nigerian Elections Hit by Technical Snafus and Militant Violence – Wall Street Journal

ABUJA, Nigeria—Nigeria’s presidential election day was hit by delays and violence on Saturday, as electronic biometric scanners at some polling stations failed and Islamist militants launched attacks on a village and two voting centers.

It was a rough start to an election with so much at stake: Nigeria needs to show it can make it through this vote fairly and peacefully to its big economy humming and to press forward with tackling…