TRENDS IN ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorOlowojolu Olakunle
dc.contributor.authorRasak Bamidele
dc.contributor.authorAke Modupe
dc.contributor.authorOgundele Oluwaseun
dc.contributor.authorAfolayan Magdalene
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-15T15:50:12Z
dc.date.available2025-05-15T15:50:12Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractince the Independence era, elections in Nigeria have been characterized by high scale of electoral malpractices, money politics, electoral violence and the use of ethno-religious divide in order to influence the voting patterns of the electorates. Electoral violence is one of the strategies employed by Nigerian politicians during electioneering period. Desperate and power drunk politicians often sponsor unemployed youths and stark illiterates to carry out assaults on their perceived political opponents with a view to manipulating election results to their own advantage. This paper shall make an in depth analysis of electoral violence in Nigeria with particular focus on the fourth republic.
dc.identifier.citationElection, Electoral Violence, Electoral Security
dc.identifier.issn2277-0038
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/16751
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Social Sciences and Public Policy,
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 11, Number 1; 37-52
dc.titleTRENDS IN ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA
dc.typeArticle

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