Bullets Before Ballots: Insecurity threatens 2027 polls – 5,272 killed in 5 months

*222,137 die in 20 years; INEC, Falana, Adeniran raise red flag; Opposition parties kick against postponement
By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor
BARELY seven months to the 2027 general elections, a reign of insecurity is casting a shadow over preparations for what should be a watershed democratic exercise, 33 years after the June 12, 1993, historic free and fair election.
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Between January and May 2026 alone, no fewer than 5,272 Nigerians, according to media reports, have been killed in violence-related incidents. 
According to the 15th Report on Violence in Nigeria, released by Nige...