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…
Mass Atrocities report 2020 The year 2020 was a brutal year for most, as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted nations and systems across the world. COVID-19 heralded the largest and most fatal global health crisis in recent times, with incredible infection rates, and an unprecedented loss of lives in almost every nation. Nigeria, Africa’s…
The Joint National Action Civil Society Coalition has denounced as fake news the story of the summary trial and execution of six Christian soldiers of Igbo extraction within the Nigerian Army which has been reported in the media, dismissing it as a tool of distraction and division by malignant agents. On the 2nd of…
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Zabarmari: Rice Graves Mass Atrocities Casualties Report for November 2020 Nigeria’s insecurity index did not improve in the aftermath of the carnage that characterized the #EndSARS protests across Nigeria in October. Several states and communities continued to suffer inordinate quantum of violence. The patterns of the attacks recorded were consistent with previous months: targeted and random…
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