By AFPMore by this AuthorABUJA,Civil society groups monitoring Nigeria's presidential and parliamentary election said on Monday that 39 people have been killed in violence linked to the vote. The Situation Room, an umbrella group of more than 70 organisations, said "election-related violence... led to the death of at least 39 Nigerians" in the last two days. 'THOROUGH PROBE'A total of 16 people were killed in the southern state of Rivers, which has long been a flashpoint for political violence. Clement Nwankwo, the executive director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, who is also convenor of the Situation Room, said the violence should be "thoroughly investigated". "Situation Room notes that INEC has not managed the election efficiently and significant shortcomings have been recorded," the group said.

Source: Daily Nation February 25, 2019 10:52 UTC