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.authorISIAQ, A.A.
dc.contributor.authorabubakar Abdulrahman
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-08T09:42:38Z
dc.date.available2025-05-08T09:42:38Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractNigeria's post colonial experience as regards the conduct of democratic elections has particularly turbulent. With the exemption of a few, specifically the aborted presidential election, other elections held were characterized by electoral violence. The 2015 general elections generated tensions and controversies more than other elections held in the Fourth Republic. Only a few did not anticipate the occurrence of post-election violence. This paper examined the 2015 general elections 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 •al elections. It is submitted however, that recurrent electoral violence has implications for the democratic process. It is however, concluded that the on of a sound legal framework, to try politicians who indulge in hate speech, provision of employment opportunities and others, will assist in reducing if not curb the occurrence of violence in future elections.
dc.identifier.citation3. Adebiyi, O.M. Isiaq, A.A. & Abubakar, A. (2016). Elections and violence in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: Taking stock of violent acts in the 2015 general elections. Political Science Review, 6(2):120-148. Published by the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Ilorin
dc.identifier.issn1996-4124
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/16392
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of Political Science, University of Ilorin 3. Adebiyi, O.M. Isiaq, A.A. & Abubakar, A. (2016). Elections and violence in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: Taking stock of violent acts in the 2015 general elections. Political Science Review, 6(2):120-148. Published by the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Ilorin
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 6, No. 2; 120-148
dc.subjectElections
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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