27 incidents on record
What went wrong, and where.
Incidents during Nigerian elections since 1999: violence, ballot snatching, vote buying, missing materials, technology failures and court rulings. Each entry says where it happened and links to the reporting it is based on.
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Voter intimidation
· 2023
Voters attacked in Lagos during the 2023 elections
Observers reported attacks on voters and polling units in parts of Lagos during the 2023 elections, including ethnically charged threats.
Lagos State · 18 Mar 2023
Ballot snatching
· 2019
Ballot materials burned in Okota, Lagos
Thugs attacked polling units in Okota, Lagos, during the 2019 presidential election, burning ballot boxes and papers and chasing voters away.
Okota, Oshodi-Isolo, Lagos State · 23 Feb 2019
This archive records what reliable media, observer groups and courts reported. Inclusion is not a finding of guilt against any person or party. Corrections: solitech@elect.ng