Lagos - post-election unrest in Nigeria reportedly caused 800 people dead. At least this is reported by Human Rights Watch (HRW) today.
"bloody violence associated with elections in Nigeria, causing 800 people were killed. This amount is recorded since the impairment after the April 2011 presidential elections ago,"said the HRW report was quoted as saying by AFP on Monday (5/16/2011).
According to observers of human rights organization based in New York, United States (U.S.), this, these victims were killed in three days of rioting that occurred in the 12 states of Nigeria.
Violence in Nigeria took place after President Goodluck Jonathan won the presidency of Nigeria after the April 16 ballot.
Riots broke out after Jonathan's win with the acquisition of 57 percent votes from his opponent Muhammadu Buhari who get 31 percent of the vote.
Unrest spread rapidly in some areas led to the indiscriminate attacks between the two groups of supporters of Jonathan and Buhari. Both these supporters clashing machetes and sticks during riots.
Many thought the riot was triggered by religious sentiment, but most analysts believe that the unrest caused by poverty and economic marginalization of northern Nigeria.
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