Violence erupts in parts of Nigeria over disputed local elections
Supporters of Nigeria’s People’s Democratic Party candidate Atiku Abubakar protest at Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters in Abuja on March 6, 2023 over the results of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential and general election. PHOTO | KOLA SULAIMON | AFP
Violent protests on Monday erupted in some parts of Nigeria over disputed results of gubernatorial and house of assembly representatives’ elections conducted on March 18 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The local polls were held amidst acrimonious falling-out from the February 25 presidential poll won by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Ahmed Bola Tinubu, 70, a former governor of Lagos from 1999-2007.
