Elections and Violence in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: Taking Stock of Violent Acts in the 2015 General Elections

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dc.contributor.authorAdebiyi, Oluwashina Moruf
dc.contributor.authorIshaq, Atanda Abdulwaheed
dc.contributor.authorAbubakar, Abdulrahman
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T14:58:32Z
dc.date.available2024-05-03T14:58:32Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractNigeria's post colonial experience as regards the conduct of democratic elections has been particularly turbulent. With the exemption of a few, specifically the aborted 1993 presidential election, other elections held were characterized by electoral violence. The 2015 general elections generated tensions and controversies more than any other election held in the Fourth Republic. Only a few did not anticipate the occurrence of post election violence. This paper examined the 2015 general elections with the aim of documenting violent acts perpetrated before, during and after the elections. Generating data majorly from secondary sources, this paper argued that hate speech, campaign of calumny, corruption, the domino effect of the Boko Haram insurgency, among others, are among the major drivers of violence in the 2015 general elections. It is submitted however, that recurrent electoral violence has grievous implications for the democratic process. It is however, concluded that the creation of a sound legal framework, to try politicians who indulge in hate speech, fortification of the state security apparatus, provision of employment opportunities, among others, will assist in reducing if not curb the occurrence of violence in Nigeria's future elections.
dc.identifier.issn1996-4124
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13603
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, NIGERIA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 6; No. 2
dc.subjectElection
dc.subjectViolence
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.subjectFourth Republic
dc.subjectBoko Haram
dc.subjectInsurgency
dc.titleElections and Violence in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: Taking Stock of Violent Acts in the 2015 General Elections
dc.typeArticle

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