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, Atanda Abdulwaheed
dc.contributor.authorAbubakar, Abdulrahman
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-07T08:49:48Z
dc.date.available2022-02-07T08:49:48Z
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, particularly the 1993 presidential elections, other elections held were characterised by electoral violence. The 2015 general elections generated tensions and controversies more than any other elections held in the Fourth Republic. Only a few did not anticipate the occurrence of post election violence. This papaer examined 2015 general elections with the aim of documenting violent acts perpetrated before, during and after the election. 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 data security apparatus, provision of employment opportunities, among others, will assist in reducing if not curb the occurrence of violence in Nigeria's future elections.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAPA Styleen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/7447
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Political Science, Faculty of Social Science, University of Ilorinen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 6;No. 2
dc.subjectelectionsen_US
dc.subjectviolenceen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectBokoharamen_US
dc.subjectinsurgencyen_US
dc.subjectfourth republicen_US
dc.titleElections and Violence in Nigeria's Fourth Republic: Taking stock of violent Acts in the 2015 General Electionsen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US

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