Remember 2023
In February and March 2023, voters at polling units across Nigeria were intimidated, attacked, and in some cases killed. These are recorded accounts from those weeks. Captions below; the original video, where it exists, lives at the source URL.
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The captions below describe real violence, voter intimidation, and verbal abuse from the 2023 elections. The linked source posts contain video and image evidence of the same events. Read at your discretion.
22 recorded accounts.
- Violence
Tinubu commands his faithful to fight, grab, and run with political power — and that set the tone of violence experienced in 2023.
Source not preserved.
- Violence@Gidi_Traffic2023-02-25
This woman must trend! Despite what #APC Thugs did to her she still stood strong 💪🏽💪🏽 #PeterObiForPresident2023 #presidentialelection2023 #NigeriaDecides2023 - @Dryaksadams
- Violence@Gidi_Traffic2023-02-26
LP polling unit agents are under attack in Alimosho by APC Thugs. Help is needed there! Please tweet and retweet for swift response 🙏. - @diisa2002 #NigeriaElections2023
- Violence@Gidi_Traffic2023-03-16
Thugs attack LP HOA candidate, Olumide Oworu and his team, stab and snatch their belongings just as they were about to start their rally this afternoon in Surulere Olumide Oworu is contesting for the state House of Assembly ticket in Surulere against APC candidate, Desmond Elliot
- Violence@Gidi_Traffic2023-03-18
ELECTION VIOLENCE: Voters being attacked and intimidated across various polling units in Lagos by APC Thugs. #LagosDecides2023
- Violence@Gidi_Traffic2023-03-18
ELECTION VIOLENCE: Voters being attacked and intimidated across various polling units in Lagos by APC Thugs. #LagosDecides2023
- Violence@Gidi_Traffic2023-03-18
ELECTION VIOLENCE IN LAGOSL
- Violence@Gidi_Traffic2023-03-18
ELECTION VIOLENCE IN LAGOSL
- Violence@Gidi_Traffic2023-03-18
ELECTION VIOLENCE IN LAGOS
- Violence@Gidi_Traffic2023-03-18
All the Election Violence being experienced in the state today were carried out by thugs and hoodlums who are faithfuls of the APC party, the incumbent governor's party, how ironic. #LagosDecides2023
- Violence@Gidi_Traffic2023-03-18
All the Election Violence being experienced in the state today were carried out by thugs and hoodlums who are faithfuls of the APC party, the incumbent governor's party, how ironic. #LagosDecides2023
- Violence@VistaDelux2023-02-26
@Gidi_Traffic @Dryaksadams
- Violence@UnkleAyo2026-04-18
If you have videos from EndSars and the 2023 elections, FLOOD THE TIMELINE WITH THOSE VIDEOS. Don't let all these apolitical dingbats with stuffed pockets gaslight you. They are sympathetic towards thieves, thugs, maimers, riggers and killers.
- Violence@lekki87212026-04-18
@UnkleAyo The government allegedly deployed armed groups and touts in SUVs to cause destruction and harm, then later shifted the blame onto peaceful protesters.
- Violence@lekki87212026-04-18
@UnkleAyo The government allegedly deployed armed groups and touts in SUVs to cause destruction and harm, then later shifted the blame onto peaceful protesters.
- Violence@NAIJATRUCKVOICE2026-04-18
@UnkleAyo Any Ibos wey dem born well make he come vote. 🗳️
- Violence@Idodo_oro2026-04-18
@UnkleAyo Don't allow them to gaslight you. This is how BAT won the elections.
- Violence@OchiJnr2026-04-18
@UnkleAyo @Emekaelenwoke
- Violence@OchiJnr2026-04-18
@UnkleAyo @Emekaelenwoke
- Violence@OchiJnr2026-04-18
@UnkleAyo @Emekaelenwoke
- Violence@OchiJnr2026-04-18
@UnkleAyo @Emekaelenwoke
- Violence@Kennethchiori2026-04-18
@UnkleAyo This and more is what APC did to Nigerians in 2023
About this record
The 2023 Nigerian general elections produced thousands of recorded accounts of voter intimidation, ballot disruption, and physical assault. These 22 entries are a small sample drawn from social-media posts during and immediately after the vote. Many of the original posts have since been deleted; where the link still resolves, we preserve it. Where a source is not preserved, the caption is the record we have.
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