Nigeria: Terror, Bandit Attacks Spike Before Every Election Since 2015, Report Warns

An intelligence and data analytics firm, CellHub, has raised concerns over what it described as a recurring surge in terrorism and banditry ahead of every presidential election in Nigeria since 2015, urging authorities to launch a public investigation before the 2027 general election.
The firm made the call on Sunday in Abuja while unveiling a consolidated election security dataset, arguing that the pattern has repeated across four consecutive election cycles despite changes in governing parties and evolving security threats.
According to CellHub, the consistency of the trend suggests it is a structural feature of Nigeria’s electoral cycle rather than a coincidence, warning that it no...