Lagos: Sixteen people were killed on Saturday in electoral violence across Nigeria during presidential and parliamentary elections, a network of civil society organisations said. The Situation Room umbrella group of pro-democracy groups, which is monitoring the vote, said on Twitter that "16 deaths have been recorded across 8 states”.
Six people were killed in the southern state of Rivers, which has long been a flashpoint for violence. (AFP)
Six people were killed in the southern state of Rivers, which has long been a flashpoint for violence. (AFP)