NIGERIA

TESTING DEMOCRACY:
Political Violence in Nigeria

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I. Introduction and Summary of Report

II. Political Violence

Overview
Case Studies

a. Ogbolomabiri, Bayelsa State: Political violence and armed youths in oil-producing areas
b. Ogu/Bolo local government, Rivers State: Inter-party communal conflict
c. Kwara State: Violence and shifting political alliances
d. Enugu State: Violence within the state legislature

III. Politics as a Cause of Inter-religious and Inter-ethnic Violence

Jos, Plateau State: "Indigene" versus "settler" violence at ruling party's local primaries
Warri, Delta state: Inter-ethnic violence between January and March 2003

IV. Political Assassinations

Marshall Harry
Killings in Imo: Ogbonnaya Uche and Theodore Agwatu
Abigail and Barnabas Igwe
Bola Ige

V. Impunity and the Role of Police

VI. General Election Preparations

VII. Role of Political Parties in Preventing Political Violence

VIII. Role of the International Community in Supporting Peaceful Elections

IX. Recommendations

To the Government and Security Forces
To the Political Parties
To Foreign Governments and Intergovernmental Organizations

Acknowledgments