Rioting in the streets of Nigeria.

    In Kaduna, the state capital of Kaduna State, streets lay traced with burned bodies. The new election results with President Goodluck Jonathan being declared winner has stirred up controversy to the point of violent rioting. Followers and advocates for opponent Muhammadu Buhari were not happy with the election results. Over the past years, diversity among the country has grown, causing a very Christian and Muslim dense environment. It seems to be a pattern of violence from when political officials are elected.
    Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, has experienced heightening tensions in the past decade which has crippled the nation's potential. One of the main reasons as to why followers of the former military leader, Buhari are upset is because they believe the polls could have been rigged. With a 10 million vote advantage Jonathan to Buhari, there is reason to be suspicious. Especially with ballot rigging in Nigeria's past, people are not satisfied with the dishonesty.
    Despite the extreme violence, the country is doing its best to maintain peace and keep violence to a minimum. Nigeria is fairly new to democracy embracing it nearly 12 years ago. The image of Nigerian oppression, due to military leaders, is still clear to many Nigerian people.

By: Josh Palmer