| 5,687,854 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
Nigerian police hunted a suspected Islamist sect member on Wednesday who opened fire at a polling station in the country's northeast, killing one person and wounding four. |
| 5,687,859 |
8.3 |
12.0333 |
Nigeria |
|
At least 20 people were killed in a pre-dawn attack Friday in a Christian village in northern Nigeria. Unidentified gunmen attacked the farming village in Bauchi state, one of the worst hit by post-election riots last month, killing 20 residents and burning 20 houses. |
| 5,687,863 |
5.3223 |
5.74165 |
Nigeria |
|
The Nigerian army clashed with militants in the creeks of the Niger Delta on Wednesday. Military reports confirmed that there was a skirmish between members of the joint military taskforce (JTF) who were on routine patrol and renegade militants suspected to be associates of the wanted John Togo. |
| 5,687,867 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
Two motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire late Thursday on local chief, Abba Mukhtar, outside his home in Maiduguri, killing him and seriously injuring his friend. |
| 5,687,871 |
12.45389 |
4.1975 |
Nigeria |
|
Gunmen kidnapped a Briton and an Italian from their lodge in Nigeria's northwestern town of Birnin-Kebbi, shooting and wounding one person who tried to prevent the attack. The two men, who were working for a construction company, were seized from their accommodation. |
| 5,687,875 |
9.61389 |
6.55694 |
Nigeria |
|
Gunmen have killed two police guards attached to a government official in the central Nigerian state of Niger. Two motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire on the two policemen guarding the home of the local government chairman of Suleija. |
| 5,687,879 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
An explosive device killed two pedestrians in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri. Police have blamed the Islamist sect known as Boko Haram. The explosive device may have been intended to target a joint police and military patrol, but detonated when disturbed by civilian pedestrians. |
| 5,687,884 |
8.23333 |
8.56667 |
Nigeria |
|
A leader of Action Confress Nigeria is assassinated in Kadarko while travelling to Makurdi. One of his prominent supporters were also injured in the attack. |
| 5,687,888 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
An army patrol team came under attack in Gwange district of Maiduguri on Sunday night, leading to a shootout that lasted for 30 minutes. No details on casualties. 150 militants were later arrested in connection with the ambush. |
| 5,687,892 |
4.77742 |
7.0134 |
Nigeria |
|
An ex-militant in Nigeria's oil region Tuesday led a march of over 1,000 youths and warned of a possible return to armed struggle if conditions did not improve in the impoverished delta. |
