Violence in Nigeria risks derailing forthcoming presidential elections
by Ope Adetayo in Lagos from World news | The Guardian on (#68C1N)
At least 50 attacks against staff and facilities of the electoral commission have been recorded between 2019 election and end of 2022
Routine violence in south-east Nigeria including attacks on the offices of the electoral commission threatens to derail next month's presidential elections, experts have said.
At least 50 attacks by armed groups against staff and facilities of the electoral commission (Inec) have been recorded between the last election in 2019 and the end of 2022. Most have taken place in the south-east, which is in the grip of secessionist agitation by various elements, especially the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob).
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