Nigeria: Court orders INEC to hold governors, deputies, others to account over 2023 election violence

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hold state governors, their deputies and others to account over cases of electoral violence, bribery, vote-buying, and conspiracy during the 2023 elections.

The court ordered INEC to ensure the appointment of independent counsel to investigate cases of electoral violence and other electoral offences against governors and their deputies during the 2023 general election.

The court also…