| 5,696,748 |
12.00012 |
8.51672 |
Nigeria |
|
Unidentified gunmen abduct a Lebanese expatriate at a plastic company in Sharada Industrial zone of the city. The Kano area has been attacked repeatedly by Boko Haram in the recent past but it was not clear if the insurgent group was behind the abduction. |
| 5,696,753 |
7.15 |
3.35 |
Nigeria |
|
An APC leader is attacked at his home by unidentified assailants. The attack occurred in the Ita-Eko section of the city. |
| 5,696,757 |
9.08333 |
7.53333 |
Nigeria |
|
Soldiers indiscriminately attack market shoppers without provocation or known reason. The soldiers may have been inebriated. |
| 5,696,761 |
4.64122 |
7.92092 |
Nigeria |
|
Four persons were feared killed and many others wounded when the Police and community youths (affiliation not named) clashed at an event to mark the Christmas celebration in Okon Eket village in Eket Local Government Area of the Akwa Ibom State. The reason for the clash is not known. Police deny their forces had killed any combatants. |
| 5,696,765 |
9.61389 |
6.55694 |
Nigeria |
|
Military personnel shot dead a 22-year-old Student of Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic during a routine stop and search procedure. The reason for the shooting is not known. The location of the shooting is not known, though it was learned the student was en route to Minna. |
| 5,696,769 |
7.7166 |
8.899 |
Nigeria |
|
A renews Tiv-Fulani clash claims seven lives. |
| 5,696,772 |
5.17381 |
6.29975 |
Nigeria |
|
The people of Odi in Kolokuma/ Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State staged a protest against the Federal Government demanding payment of the N37.6 billion compensation for the "invasion and destruction of Odi in 1999 during the tenure of former President Olusegun Obasanjo." No reported police involvement. |
| 5,696,776 |
11.33342 |
13.54169 |
Nigeria |
|
There were reports of intensive fighting during the early morning hours between the Nigerian security forces and suspected members of Boko Haram insurgents at Alafa Village in the Lake Chad area. 56 Boko Haram causalities were officially reported by the military. Two military injuries reported. |
| 5,696,780 |
10.46458 |
12.418 |
Nigeria |
|
Suspected Boko Haram members attack residents of Kwajaffa, killing four. The attack is likely related to an attack on a wedding party in nearby Tashon Alade. |
| 5,696,784 |
10.4884 |
12.4197 |
Nigeria |
|
Suspected Boko Haram members attack a wedding party in Tashon Alade, killing twelve. According to witnesses the attackers shot indiscriminately, later escaping to hills outside the town. Tashon Alade has a heavy Christian population. |
