The federal lawmaker representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Senator Bukola Saraki has cautioned Nigerians against post-election violence. Saraki made this disclosure via his Twitter handle when he tweeted “Will Patience Goodluck Jonathan go the way of Simone Gbagbo? #NoToElectionViolence.” Saraki’s tweet is coming on the heels of a court ruling that sentenced Ivory Coast’s former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, to 20 years in jail for her role in the violence that followed the 2010 elections.
Her husband, former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, is awaiting trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC). More than 3,000 people died in the violence that followed the presidential poll after the ex-leader refused to accept defeat to Alassane Ouattara. She and her husband were arrested in 2011 after troops stormed a bunker where the pair had taken refuge in the main city, Abidjan.
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