ABUJA, Nigeria – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seven days to obtain police investigation files and prosecute suspects linked to reported electoral violence ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that it may take legal action if the commission fails to act.
SERAP made the demand in a letter dated November 14, 2026, addressed to INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. The organisation urged INEC to obtain relevant case files and investigation materials from the Nigeria Police Force and direct its legal officers or appointed lawyers to review the evidence and prosecute suspects where sufficient grounds exist under the Electoral Act 2026.
SERAP also cited the reported obstruction of the convoy of NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi in Benue State on September 8, attacks on political meetings in Enugu on September 12 and the reported attack on the convoy of African Democratic Congress (ADC) senatorial candidate Herberta Okonofua in Edo State on October 6. Other incidents listed included an attack on supporters of Accord governorship candidate Oriyomi Hamzat during a procession in Ibadan on October 14, which reportedly resulted in one death, and an alleged attack on the convoy of NDC candidate Rollins Offia-Nwali in Ebonyi State on October 22, where one person was reportedly killed and three others injured.
The organisation further referred to the reported attack on African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore and his team in Ado-Ekiti on October 30, another reported attack on Obi’s convoy in Calabar on November 4, and an NDC procession in Asaba on November 7, which reportedly left one person dead and five injured.
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