The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria, Rev. Matthew Kukah, has said perpetrating violence during elections is an economic investment for the impoverished.
Speaking at an ongoing one-day peace conference by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, tagged ‘Peaceful Elections and National Development,’ held at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, Kukah noted that there was a reason why electoral violence was not commonly recorded in high-class neighbourhoods like Ikoyi, Lagos or Mariana, Abuja.
The cleric stated that, it is so, because, such politically motivated aggression is a confluence of poverty and opportunity.
He said, “Perpetrating electoral violence is an investment for the poor. If you succeed, you can go home with a television.”