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ICEA WATCH: Tracking Electoral Violence and Related Incidents in Nigeria | 18 February - 15 August 2026

First page of ICEA WATCH: the title and the subtitle “Tracking Electoral Violence and Related Incidents in Nigeria | 18 February - 15 August 2026” in bold black type above the report’s opening paragraphs, set on white.
First page of ICEA WATCH: the title and the subtitle “Tracking Electoral Violence and Related Incidents in Nigeria | 18 February - 15 August 2026” in bold black type above the report’s opening paragraphs, set on white.

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Every incident in this edition happened during the campaign season, with the Electoral Act 2026 in force. Violence in this period was not tied to a polling day. It reached party meetings, party offices, candidates’ convoys, local chairmen and traditional rulers and, in several cases, was foreshadowed by public threats from officeholders.

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