5,699,348 |
6.59422 |
3.33748 |
Nigeria |
|
Lagos State University students protest at the Ikeja Magistrate's Court against increased student fees. Police were present, but did not engage the protesters. |
5,699,351 |
6.46986 |
3.29582 |
Nigeria |
|
Residents of Ijegun Egba Waterside community protested the poor condition of Buba Marwa Road in Oriade Local Council Development Area. Police were present, but did not engage the protesters. |
5,699,355 |
10.88639 |
13.63 |
Nigeria |
|
Boko Haram attacks Madagali village, causalities not reported. |
5,699,359 |
11.7078 |
14.10919 |
Nigeria |
|
No fewer than 45 people were killed, while several others sustained gunshot wounds when some Boko Haram members attacked Bargari village in Konduga Local Government Area. The attackers destroyed much of the village. Witness: "The gunmen, who came into the village at about 9p.m. gathered residents in one place, convincing them that they came into Bargari to propagate the teaching of Islam, and when almost all the residents were gathered, another set of terrorists appeared and opened fire on the people. |
5,699,364 |
12.00012 |
8.51672 |
Nigeria |
|
A Yoruba leader is assassinated in his sleep by unknown assailants. |
5,699,368 |
10.88639 |
13.63 |
Nigeria |
|
Boko Haram attacks a military base in Madagali killing at least one soldier and a civilian. |
5,699,372 |
10.88639 |
13.63 |
Nigeria |
|
A day following a Boko Haram led attack on Madagali village, military forces bomb a perceived position. One reported civilian death. |
5,699,375 |
6.49789 |
3.38292 |
Nigeria |
|
Protesting students of University of Lagos, Akoka, caused traffic jam in Yaba area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, over increase in the school's late registration fee from N10,000 to N25,000. The protest was apparently effective: the school has reversed themselves on their fee policy. |
5,699,379 |
11.15871 |
13.4162 |
Nigeria |
|
Military forces ambush a group of Boko Haram in Beta. The military reports the assault and clash caused 50 Boko Haram deaths, four soldiers wounded. It is believed that at the time of attack the Boko Haram cell was preparing for an attack on a nearby village. [The soldiers] also recovered 30 rifles, 36 hand grenades, seven machine guns, 11 rocket propelled grenade (RPGs) tubes, 3,500 rounds of ammunition, 6 smoke grenade canisters, four vehicles and other locally fabricated guns. |
5,699,383 |
6.33505 |
5.62749 |
Nigeria |
|
The military forcibly stops the distribution of several newspapers - The Leadership, The Nation, and Punch papers - in three cities for reasons unclear. In a military statement, "The Defence Headquarters wishes to clarify that the exercise has nothing to do with content or operation of the media organisations or their personnel as is being wrongly imputed by a section of the press." |