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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Ballot snatching
· 2007
The 2007 elections: ballot boxes seized and at least 300 killed
Gangs seized ballot boxes in several states, and Human Rights Watch reported at least 300 deaths around the 2007 elections, widely regarded as Nigeria's worst.
Nationwide, notably Katsina, Rivers, Oyo and Gombe · 21 Apr 2007
Logistics & materials
· 2007
Ballot papers reprinted days before the 2007 presidential vote
After the Supreme Court ruled that Atiku Abubakar could contest, INEC hurriedly reprinted presidential ballots, which arrived late and without serial numbers.
Nationwide · 16 Apr 2007
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