| 5,675,861 |
6.45306 |
3.39583 |
Nigeria |
|
Twelve are dead in a chash between the Maitasine Islamic militia and police in Lagos. The Maitatsines came to the battle armed with only bows and arrows. |
| 5,675,865 |
12.00012 |
8.51672 |
Nigeria |
|
Police shoot and kill three suspected robbers at a roadblock in Kano. |
| 5,675,870 |
6.32343 |
4.7249 |
Nigeria |
|
A group known as the ""Concerned Ilaje Citizens"" took hostages aboard an oil platform shut the platform down and demand 10 million naira for their release. " |
| 5,675,874 |
6.49789 |
3.38292 |
Nigeria |
|
Police and protesters clashed after Abubaker was appointed as the new junta leader. 16 protesters injured |
| 5,675,878 |
6.45306 |
3.39583 |
Nigeria |
|
Nigerian police used teargas and fired shots into the air to disperse a group of about 200 protesters voicing their opposition to the newly appointed military ruler Abubaker. Opposition figure Gani Fawehinmi collapsed in the street after being overcome by teargas and was taken away by police |
| 5,675,882 |
5.48333 |
7.03041 |
Nigeria |
|
Police put down sporadic protests against General Abdulsalam Abubakar the newly appointed military ruler. |
| 5,675,885 |
7.38778 |
3.89639 |
Nigeria |
|
14 are dead following a riot that was sparked off due to the extortion of a soldier. |
| 5,675,889 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
No fewer than 18 rebel soldiers from Niger Republic have been killed in a gun battle with members of the Borno State special anti-zombie squad, known as Operation Zaki. Two soldiers from the security outfit, the commander of the unit and a warrant officer also died in the skirmish. |
| 5,675,894 |
6.45306 |
3.39583 |
Nigeria |
|
One JAC member killed and 62 arrested by police when they staged anti-government demonstrations in Lagos. |
| 5,675,898 |
5.51667 |
5.75 |
Nigeria |
|
Five are killed in a ethnic clash in Warri over a land ownership dispute. |
