Campaign of Broken Bottles and Machetes
Engagements By Chidi Amuta Whoever fixed the next general elections for early January 2027 may not have considered Nigeria’s end of year cultural habits. When the year winds down, Nigerian
As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections, the campaign season has taken on a troubling new tone, marred by violence and intimidation. Political parties are deploying armed thugs, armed with broken bottles, machetes, clubs, and stones, to attack opponents and disrupt campaign events. In Cross River State, NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi's convoy was targeted in Calabar, while an NDC town hall meeting in Lagos was attacked by armed thugs.
In Edo State, ADC candidate Kenneth Imansuangbon was shot and vehicles were destroyed. Benue State has witnessed increased violence as the Labour Party's Peter Obi campaign convoy was blocked and attacked by thugs. In Sokoto, attacks on campaign convoys and a women's procession have raised concerns about the state of political violence in the state.
As the election draws closer, the violence surrounding the campaign season continues to cast a shadow over the democratic process.
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