1st QUARTER MASS ATROCITIES CASUALTIES TRACKING REPORT: January – March 2023 Summary of Mass Atrocities Casualties for 1st Quarter 2023 (January – March) In the first quarter of 2023, our data showed that at least 1230 people were killed including at least 79 security personnel and over 658 abductions took place across Nigeria. In what…
This report documents incidents of hate speech and election atrocities for the week of February 27 – March 5, 2023. Preamble In the first week after the Nigerian presidential elections, our ICEA tracker records 8 killings and 2 abductions in 10 incidents of electoral violence. This number is expected to increase if nothing is done…
Stemming the Tide of Election Related Atrocities and Hate Speech in Nigeria In the period since Nigeria’s general election in 2019, the Independence National Electoral Commission has suffered at least 50 violent attacks across 15 states in Nigeria, some of which have resulted in the killing of its staff, quite apart from the loss of…
The Incident Centre for Election Atrocities (ICEA) commends Nigerians for their show of patriotism and courage demonstrated through their turnout and orderly conduct at the polls on February 25, 2023. Despite attempts at voter suppression through violence and ballot snatching by unscrupulous elements, Nigerians defied the odds and came out in significant numbers to exercise…
Statement: Situation Report of Incidents of Pre-Election Atrocities Connected With #NigeriaDecides 2023 Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, the Incident Centre for Election Atrocities (ICEA) calls on all Nigerians to shun violence and insist on a free, fair and peaceful election. It also calls on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and allied state apparatus,…
This report documents incidents of hate speech, malicious propagation of fake news, violence and other forms of elections-related atrocities for the month of December 2022. Preamble In December 2022, a series of troubling incidents which pose a threat to the forthcoming general elections were documented. An analysis of these incidents suggests that fake news, hate…
MONTHLY TRACKING OF HATE SPEECH & ELECTION ATROCITIES IN NIGERIA …..a Monthly tracking of hate speech & election atrocities in Nigeria. Preamble The month of January was marred by an increased election-related atrocities, including politically-motivated abductions and killings of candidates and politically exposed individuals, particularly in the Southeast region. Facilities belonging to INEC and Police…
National Day of Mourning honors the victims of Mass atrocities in Nigeria. Victims who have lost their lives or live with the aftermath of different forms of atrocities that continue to plague the nation. Nigeria Mourns and other organizations are working toward the NDOM 2022. This year demands strongly that government should secure our lives,…
“Secure Nigeria, Account for the Missing and the Dead” The Community Of Practice Against Mass Atrocities, and the Joint Action Civil Society Committee under the aegis of Nigeria Mourns, condemn in strong terms the increased spate of insecurity across the country; and call on the Nigerian government to take actionable steps to mitigate further…
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NATIONAL SECURITY: BUHARI HAS SO FAR, FAILED. Introduction Nigeria is in dire straits. All over the country, Nigerian citizens, including children, are killed daily by terrorists and criminals as well as in extra-judicial killings by state actors with the government doing little or nothing about it. The government, through the Minister of Defence, has instead…
