Author: Paul Abutu

Monday 6th March 2023 – Weekly Report

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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…

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Press Statement – Monday, December 19, 2022: Stemming the Tide of Election Related Atrocities and Hate Speech in Nigeria

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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…

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