The United Nations on Wednesday condemned the violence that trailed the general elections last Saturday.
UN spokesman Stephanie Dujarric made this call while answering questions on the reports of violence in the just-concluded elections.
“We clearly condemn any violence, especially in an electoral period – I mean, violence across the board. It is incumbent on political parties, on civic leaders to work to avoid any violence, to avoid any inflammatory speech. And again, this applies to any electoral process,’’ he said.
There were pockets of violence during and after th elections. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) dashboard showed three bomb attacks in Anambra, Borno and Rivers.
The NHRC recorded two attacks on INEC facilities, two attacks by gunmen, 12 political intolerance, and 15 hate speech reports, including the killing of 10 security operatives, destruction of properties at Gombe and Anambra, political intolerance cutting off roads in Kogi.
It also reported the stoning of Governor Mai Mala Buni at an APC rally in Yobe and the cancellation of a PDP rally in Rivers.
In addition, 55 accounts of voter intimidation and suppression were recorded in the South-West-55, 40 were recorded in the South-South, 25 in the South-East, 12 in North-Central, three in North-West, and two in the North-East.
Political violence was also witnessed in an attack on NNPP supporters recorded in Kano and on APC political campaigns in Bauchi.
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