70 election-related attacks recorded in 19 states, 27 killed – Centre for Security

The African Centre for Security, Governance and Development, CentreSGD, has said 70 carnal election-related attacks were recorded crossed 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory betwixt January 1 and October 27, 2026, leaving 27 radical dead.

The enforcement manager of CentreSGD, Theresa Chigozirim Odinkalu-Okoro, successful a statement, connected Sunday warned that the incidents bespeak escalating governmental unit that threatens the credibility of the 2027 wide elections, arsenic attacks connected candidates, supporters, run convoys and enactment offices proceed to rise information concerns.

Citing the CLEEN Foundation’s Election Security Threat Assessment and Yiaga Africa’s National Voting Intentions Survey conducted successful September 2026, CentreSGD said 61 per cent of Nigerians feared unit could forestall them from voting.

The fig was higher successful the North-East, wherever 78 per cent of respondents expressed the aforesaid concern.

Among the incidents highlighted were attacks connected Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, supporters successful Enugu, attacks connected APC run convoys successful Malumfashi and Yankara, Katsina State, and the battle connected African Action Congress statesmanlike candidate, Omoyele Sowore, and his entoura...