IMPLICATIONS OF ELECTORAL VIOLENCE
IMPLICATIONS OF ELECTION VIOLENCE In 2007, a young boy that graduated from Lagos State University, Ojoo Lagos was recruited as a member of a political thug in Ibadan being a strong member of an association during his University days. This is a boy that have spent close to 5years preparing to go and face the labour market with the hope of securing a good job in order for his future and that of his family be secured especially his mum and dad. But unfortunately, he ended up as a ... political thug probably in the interim to make ends meet. To cut a long story short, on the election day, himself with his group went all out brandishing dangerous weapons in solidarity to the interest of their political Godfather. Information has it that everyone of the group was given 5thousand naira each as the benefit for the assignment at hand. During the political struggle, this young man was short dead after the whole issue. His group brought him to the home of the political father to show th...