NIAMEY, Jumada II 09, 1437, March 18, 2016, SPA -- An opposition coalition in Niger says it will boycott a run-off election on Sunday it says is tainted by fraud and called on its supporters not to vote, paving the way for President Mahamadou Issoufou to win a second term, according to Reuters. The coalition of parties supporting Mahamadou called the boycott "absurd" and urged all Nigeriens to go out and vote. Issoufou won the first round comfortably last month with 48 percent of votes but did not clinch the majority required to win in a single round. His main opponent Hama Amadou, who came in second with 18 percent of the vote, was jailed in November in connection with a baby-trafficking scandal. Hama, who says he is innocent and a victim of political repression, was flown out of the country earlier this week for health treatment, a government spokesman said. --SPA 23:19 LOCAL TIME 20:19 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w