while women and men alike are victims and perpetuators of violence evidence from ifes research suggest that women are four times more likely to be victims of violence in comparison to their male counterparts ibid varying forms of violence against women during the electoral cycle are reported in the cog reports but with the only clear incident of political violence recorded being that of nigeria in the elections during the general election in nigeria women and men alike in the northeastern states of nigeria faced increased security concerns because of the terror threat posed by boko haram