Political Violence and the Prospect of Democracy in Nigeria: A Survey of the South-East Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria

Okafor SO^1* and Okafor JC²

¹Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria

²Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria

^*Corresponding Author: Okafor SO, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria Email:

Keywords: Democracy; Political violence; Political participation; Voting; General election; Electoral system

Introduction