| 5,690,383 |
4.83333 |
6 |
Nigeria |
|
Police and the JTF arrest a militant leader known as "General Cairo" who they believe have been responsible for the destruction of oil pipelines in the region. |
| 5,690,387 |
11.747 |
11.9608 |
Nigeria |
|
Gunfire and explosions rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu on Saturday as security forces launched a pre-emptive offensive against Boko Haram Islamists. The offensive followed intelligence that BH was planning to launch an attack on the city. The violence was most heavily concentrated in the Nyanya and Obasanjo Estates areas of the city. |
| 5,690,391 |
9.63333 |
8.76667 |
Nigeria |
|
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded on under a bridge near a village in the Riyom Local Government of Plateau State, north-central Nigeria, just as the police detonated two more bombs planted in the same area, some 40 kilometers from Jos, the state capital. No word of causalities. Riyom has witnessed some bomb blasts and constant rifts between members of the Berom ethnic group and Fulani herdsmen, though there is no word who is responsible here. |
| 5,690,394 |
9.92849 |
8.89212 |
Nigeria |
|
Following a tip, police discover a pair of bombs placed by unknown persons. The bomb squad detonated to bombs before they were able to cause damage. |
| 5,690,398 |
12.00012 |
8.51672 |
Nigeria |
|
Gunmen entered Kurna Asabe area of Kano metropolis and killed a former local government councilor, a woman and a teenager. The Politian's political party was not mentioned. |
| 5,690,402 |
11.747 |
11.9608 |
Nigeria |
|
Military forces shoot and kill three suspected Boko Haram members. One female was arrested. |
| 5,690,406 |
10.28969 |
11.16729 |
Nigeria |
|
Unidentified gunmen have shot and killed two people leaving one other person critically injured when the struck at Gwandu quarters of Shamaki ward in Gombe metropolis. |
| 5,690,410 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
Boko Haram attackers killed nine construction workers in the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri, the base of the Islamist sect. |
| 5,690,414 |
9.08333 |
7.53333 |
Nigeria |
|
An explosion that went off near a shopping mall in Nigeria's capital causing one injury. |
| 5,690,418 |
9.08333 |
7.53333 |
Nigeria |
|
Members of the military gathered at the Gowon House headquarters of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abuja, seeking immediate redeployment from the northern states over fears of Boko Haram attacks. |
