[4] Electoral workers did not publicly list the winners of the elections, and rumours began that the election was won by the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), barrister Timothy Gyang Buba,[5] defeating the candidate for the All Nigerian Peoples Party.
[8] The two days of rioting led to the death of at least 761 people,[3] and homes, mosques, churches and schools were damaged or burned by mobs.
[9][10] The Nigerian Red Cross Society reported that 10,000 people fled their homes due to the riots,[2][11] and were living in government-provided shelters.
[13] Jonah Jang, the governor of the Plateau State, imposed a 24-hour curfew on four districts of the city, and soldiers were permitted to "shoot on sight" to prevent more violence.
[6] Human Rights Watch alleged that soldiers and police carried out more than 130 extrajudicial killings while responding to the riots.