Civil society groups keeping tabs on Nigeria’s presidential election said today that 39 people have lost their lives in violence linked to election activities.
The Situation Room, an umbrella group of over 70 organisations, said “election-related violence… led to the death of at least 39 Nigerians” since Saturday.
The body, which said recently that death toll stood at 16, had more than 8,000 observers present on the ground for Saturday’s vote.
Their statement read, “Situation Room reiterates that no election in Nigeria should cost the life of any citizen and condemns in the strongest terms the lack of empathy, concern and sensitivity by the police class regarding these events.”
“Situation Room notes that INEC has not managed the election efficiently and significant shortcomings have been recorded,” the group said.
“The election has been a step back from the 2015 General Election and actions should be taken to identify what has gone wrong and what can be corrected.”
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