“Elections in Nigeria are peaceful, according to observers,”
“the Presidential elections in Nigeria last Saturday, went on the whole peaceful,” says the chairman of the African union observer mission.”
“According to the analysts is the choice, where the current president Muhammadu Buhari is standing against businessman and former vice-president Atiku Abubakar, the smoothest since the country once again became a democracy in 1999.”
“The preliminary results expected to become public sometime during Monday, but it is unclear when a winner can be appointed.”
“Despite the fact that the voting is described as having gone quiet to killed up to 39 people in election-related violence, noted the Situation room, representing 70 organisations from the nigerian civil society, on Sunday.”
“According to the Situation room has the death toll at the previous elections certainly been higher, but usually occurs the violence only after the results have been presented.”
“the Umbrella organisation also stated that a total of 260 people have been killed in politically motivated violence since the election campaign started in October.”
