September 11, 2025

Political Intolerance In Nigeria.Chapter 7.page 4.

"Now we moved online and we can see the x-ray of the nation's election and post election related violence and we can see nothing has changed since 1999."
"Uhhhjmmmm.Embarasing !"
"Indeed little has changed.Ever since over 100years of political independence Nigeria's electoral engagement has not short of crisis and violence.Aba women riots excluded election violence quite a turbulent matter as over 200 lives were lost in the 1964 /65 election period,the census riots Operation wetie of the period though not related.There was massive post election violence crisis following the 1983 election in which several lives and properties were lost and destroyed.The 1993 election was not according Beko Kutti head of campaigns for democracy over hundred peaceful demonstrators were gunned down by security agents as they were trying to curtail the violence offshoot of the July protests.The election of 199 led over hundred Nigerians badly injured and about 80 people were reportedly dead.The 2011 election violence with over 700 deaths spread across twelve states was worst case scenario unprecedented in the nation's history."
"Quite unfortunate .In 2015 and 2019 about 100 and 150 respectively were killed in the election related violence.
Lagos followed by Rivers state had the highest number of election related violence.

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