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Implications of Political and Electoral Violence in Southeastern Nigeria

Since the amalgamation of the Southern and Northern protectorates, political violence and problem of ethnic nationalism have found their way into the nation’s polity. Conservative politic became so desperate mostly in the Southeastern part of Nigeria, following the destruction of the Eastern bloc during the 1966-1970 civil wars, which erupted in the country. These struggles have great impacts on the political, socio cum economic aspects of the nation. In a number of well-publicized instances, the lost of ethnic identity and related armed violence have required state interventions to attempt to…