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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Violence
· 2011
Youth corps members killed in Bauchi after the 2011 vote
Ten National Youth Service Corps members who had served as election staff were killed in the post-election violence in Bauchi State.
Giade, Bauchi State · 18 Apr 2011
Protests & unrest
· 2011
Post-election riots kill more than 800 in northern Nigeria
Protests over Goodluck Jonathan's victory turned into riots and reprisal killings across twelve northern states, the deadliest election violence of the Fourth Republic.
Twelve northern states, worst in southern Kaduna · 17 Apr 2011
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