| 5,697,182 |
10.52224 |
7.43828 |
Nigeria |
|
Unidentified gunmen kill a Chinese national contractor and wound two others in a small border village situated along Plateau State. |
| 5,697,186 |
9.79399 |
8.86397 |
Nigeria |
|
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor of Plateau State narrowly escaped death during the evening hours when unidentified gunmen in military uniform stormed his house while he was holding a meeting with a group of church elders. The motive for the attack is not known. |
| 5,697,190 |
11.3928 |
10.1993 |
Nigeria |
|
Gunmen attacked and burnt part of the Giade Divisional Police Station in Giade Local Government Area of Bauchi State, after they shot a police Sergeant in his two legs. The police officer is expected to recover. They also released a suspect detained in the police cell. |
| 5,697,194 |
8.81667 |
4.98333 |
Nigeria |
|
A communial clash between two sub-group of Ganmo claims the life of the eldest son of the Oluganna (Monoarch) of Ganna. |
| 5,697,284 |
6.49387 |
3.11138 |
Nigeria |
|
Students of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education protest "unnecessary" student fees. |
| 5,697,287 |
7.76667 |
4.56667 |
Nigeria |
|
Retired public servants in Osun State staged a peaceful protest on major streets in Osogbo over the non-payment of their pension arrears. |
| 5,697,198 |
11.65583 |
13.42133 |
Nigeria |
|
Fifteen people were killed and 20 others wounded in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a unnamed village in the Konguga area. According to witnesses, the gunmen stormed the town on four-wheel-drive vehicles, pretending to be traders who had come to do business in the market. Apparently the attackers had situated several explosives around the town prior to their attack. This attack apperars to be related to a similar attack in Kawuri. |
| 5,697,202 |
11.19024 |
8.44435 |
Nigeria |
|
Numbering around 50, suspected Boko Haram gunmen attack Wada Chakawa, Kawuri village, killing 85 (fewer initially, though many wounded later succumbed to their injuries) and burning 300 homes. Some reports have the death toll at 99. Witnaesses claim the attack began with the bombing of a in-session church. |
| 5,697,205 |
6.51437 |
3.35836 |
Nigeria |
|
Lagos University Teaching Hospital health staff hold a renewed peaceful protest following a meeting with management. |
| 5,697,209 |
5.00139 |
6.87408 |
Nigeria |
|
The Rivers State Police Command arrested about 320 persons suspected to be members of Boko Haram, at Omerelu in Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State on 26/01. |
