Police Commissioner Amana John Abakasanga on Sunday also confirmed female volunteers had been raped in Bauchi state, one of the areas in Nigeria's north where the April 16 presidential election sparked deadly riots.
At least four of the young poll workers were killed in Bauchi when an angry mob locked them inside their youth hostel and set it ablaze.
Nigeria's National Youth Service Corps is a mandatory yearlong assignment for all Nigerians who graduate from university before the age of 30. Most serve as teachers, but the April national elections have brought extra responsibilities — and danger — to their work.
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