In Pursuit of Justice: Forensic Insights into Nigeria’s 2023 Election Atrocities

In Pursuit of Justice: Forensic Insights into Nigeria’s 2023 Election Atrocities

The 2023 general election in Nigeria was characterized by a multitude of atrocities encountered before,
during, and after the electoral processes, several of which are not unfamiliar in the nation’s democratic
history. The perpetrators involved in orchestrating these episodes encompass a wide range of actors,
including desperate politicians and their equally desperate supporters, factions within the government,
purveyors of violence, and diverse groups that exploit the prevailing climate of insecurity within the
country for their benefit. Regrettably, the 2023 general elections adhered to this perennial pattern.