| 5,694,961 |
11.747 |
11.9608 |
Nigeria |
|
Security forces claim to have captured 1,000 members Boko Haram in Borno and Yobe States over the course of three months. |
| 5,694,965 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
At least 60 are dead after attacks by Boko Haram in the Local Government Areas of Ngom, Maisarmari and Mailari in Konduga and Mafa of Borno State. The attacks occurred over the course of two days. |
| 5,694,971 |
4.73407 |
6.86345 |
Nigeria |
|
Four Thai expatriates and two Nigerians are kidnapped in Buguma, Asaritoru local government area of Rivers state. Pertinent details vague. |
| 5,694,975 |
7.8155 |
8.8604 |
Nigeria |
|
No fewer than six persons were feared dead in a fresh outbreak of fighting between the Tiv and Hausa/Kabawa communities at Gbajimba in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. According to eyewitness, the crisis was sparked off by an alleged attempt by some Tiv youths to apprehend an Hausa/Kabawa youth who allegedly assisted some Fulani mercenaries in a recent attack on Nzorov village. (The attack on Nzorov village occurred in the early part of July) |
| 5,694,979 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
At least 60 are dead after attacks by Boko Haram in the Local Government Areas of Ngom, Maisarmari and Mailari in Konduga and Mafa of Borno State. The attacks occurred over the course of two days. |
| 5,694,984 |
13.04803 |
5.21429 |
Nigeria |
|
A head of the Boko Haram sect was arrested in a raid by security operatives in northwest Nigeria's Sokoto State. Army spokesperson identified the arrestee as Malam Mubarak, also known as Dan Hajia, saying there were other terror suspects apprehended during the raid by a combined team of military and secret police operatives. |
| 5,694,989 |
11.65583 |
13.42133 |
Nigeria |
|
Suspected Boko Haram members shoot dead 44 worshippers in a mosque. |
| 5,694,993 |
6.00109 |
5.46754 |
Nigeria |
|
A group of soldiers attacked and injured police officers from Delta State Police Command, who were on escort duty with the state Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Anthonia Ashiedu. The reason for the attack is unclear, though the two organizations have a history of bad blood at this local level. |
| 5,694,996 |
6.61548 |
3.50867 |
Nigeria |
|
Residents of Oke Ogbodo community area of Ikorodu staged a protest over activities of land grabbers, who they alleged have been tormenting them. Some of the protesters alleged that the land grabbers drove them away from their homes and raped women. |
| 5,694,999 |
6.49789 |
3.38292 |
Nigeria |
|
Hundreds of social activists, unionists and students protest the government, demanding greater funding for the education sector. The rally which started from the Labour House, Yaba was led by the Joint Action Front (JAF) and was supported by the pro-Labour civil society organizations such as Labour and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO), Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Non Academic Staff Union (NASU), Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) and National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) among others. Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State was trapped in Lagos due to the mass protest. |
