Nigeria Decides 2019: Election violence in Rivers

A ruling party chief supporter and his brother were gunned down in Rivers State, Nigeria when election violence broke out.

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byAbdulateef Ahmed

September 7, 2025

Area Boys fight over the alleged distribution of money for votes at a polling unit in Alagomeji-Yaba in Lagos on February 23, 2019. - Nigerians voted for a new president after a week-long delay that has raised political tempers, sparked conspiracy claims and stoked fears of violence. Some 120,000 polling stations opened from 0700 GMT, although there were delays in the delivery of some materials and deployment of staff. (Photo by STEFAN HEUNIS / AFP)

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