| 5,697,027 |
6.99847 |
3.48276 |
Nigeria |
|
Unidentified armed people invaded a gathering of supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to former governor Olusegun Osoba at a rally in Wasimi. A police officer tasked with guarding the former governor was shot in the attack. It is not clear if the officer perished from the injury. |
| 5,696,946 |
4.78604 |
7.12689 |
Nigeria |
|
Violence erupts in Eleme, outside of Port Harcourt, following the shooting of Senator Magnus Abe - his supporters disrupted traffic, damaged passing vehicles and attacked police when they attempted to disperse the group. The supporters believe the shooting of senator Abe was an attempt to stop the Ogoni people from producing a governor for the state in 2015. Protests were also present in nearby Port Harcourt. Rioting continured in his constituency of Ogoni the following day. |
| 5,696,950 |
11.65583 |
13.42133 |
Nigeria |
|
Suspected members of Boko Haram sect attacked Ladi-Kayamula village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State on a market day, killing no fewer than five persons as they shot at traders and customers at the market square. The group had attacked the village four days prior. |
| 5,696,955 |
4.8312 |
7.00493 |
Nigeria |
|
Suspected police officers shot and hit Senator Magnus Abe, who represents Rivers South-East (PDP) with rubber bullets during a speech. He was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. It is not clear why the perpetrators fired the ammunition, though his supporters claimed that the shooting was an attempt to stop the Ogoni people from producing a governor for the state in 2015. |
| 5,696,958 |
5.03333 |
7.92657 |
Nigeria |
|
Workers of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) protest the non-payment of entitlements in three sites. The PHCN was administered by the government. |
| 5,696,961 |
6.59422 |
3.33748 |
Nigeria |
|
Workers of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) protest the non-payment of entitlements in three sites. The PHCN was administered by the government. |
| 5,696,964 |
7.76667 |
4.56667 |
Nigeria |
|
Workers of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) protest the non-payment of entitlements in three sites. The PHCN was administered by the government. |
| 5,696,967 |
4.73392 |
7.23004 |
Nigeria |
|
Following the suspected police shooting of Senator Abe in Rumuola people protest in his home district. The supporters believe the shooting of senator Abe was an attempt to stop the Ogoni people from producing a governor for the state in 2015. |
| 5,696,971 |
9.08333 |
7.53333 |
Nigeria |
|
A photojournalist with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) is shot by unknown gunmen in Abuja. |
| 5,696,975 |
11.60341 |
3.97327 |
Nigeria |
|
A police officer attached to the Emir of Jere shoots and killed a villager over land dispute in Issa. |
