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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Insecurity & attacks
· 2019
Soldiers in Rivers State during the 2019 elections
INEC suspended the Rivers governorship process in March 2019 after soldiers and armed men disrupted collation centres.
Rivers State · 9 Mar 2019
Violence
· 2016
Rivers rerun elections marred by killings
The December 2016 legislative rerun elections in Rivers State were disrupted by armed gangs, killings and attacks on election materials.
Rivers State · 10 Dec 2016
Violence
· 2003
Rivers and Delta: armed gangs and stuffed ballots in 2003
Human Rights Watch documented armed gangs, often linked to politicians, intimidating voters and stuffing ballot boxes across the Niger Delta.
Rivers and Delta states · 19 Apr 2003
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