| 5,699,924 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
No fewer than 15 passengers including motorists were killed when some gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram laid ambush along Maiduguri -Mafa- Dikwa Road yesterday at about 2:30pm. |
| 5,699,929 |
6.33505 |
5.62749 |
Nigeria |
|
The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly and 14 other All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers escaped death after over one hundred armed mobile policemen deployed from Abuja to the state, took over the premises of the state House of Assembly. The policemen who stormed the Assembly complex at about 11am started assaulting the staff of the Assembly in their offices, ordering them out of the premises. The police came to carry out a court order which barred four members of the assembly from entering the government house. |
| 5,699,933 |
11.25 |
13.41667 |
Nigeria |
|
Nigerian military in its latest offensive against Boko Haram Islamic Sect has cleared and taken over Balmo forest (a portion of Sambisa, including Banki and Miyanti) in an operation that lasted throughout the weekend (2 days, presumably). Six soldiers and 44 Boko Haram fighters reportedly killed in the Kerenoa, Banki and Miyanti areas. |
| 5,699,937 |
11.66207 |
14.02014 |
Nigeria |
|
Nigerian military in its latest offensive against Boko Haram Islamic Sect has cleared and taken over Balmo forest (a portion of Sambisa, including Banki and Miyanti) in an operation that lasted throughout the weekend. Six soldiers and 44 Boko Haram fighters reportedly killed in the Kerenoa, Banki and Miyanti areas. |
| 5,699,941 |
7.38778 |
3.89639 |
Nigeria |
|
No fewer than six people were injured when suspected members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) attacked former chairman of the union in Ibadan, Oyo State. The motive for the attack is not known, though at the time of his attempted lynching he was holding discussions with a prominent religious leader. |
| 5,699,946 |
7.86667 |
10.96667 |
Nigeria |
|
No fewer than 45 people were killed, 95 injured and 200 houses burnt down in Gashaka, Bashiri, Panwen, Barimini, Sabongida Zaga and Suntai in Bali local government area of Taraba State when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen invaded a Tiv settlement. A witness claimed that the armed men numbering over 120 invaded the villages at about 1:42am after a heavy downpour and engaged in shooting and burning of houses. |
| 5,699,950 |
11.25 |
13.41667 |
Nigeria |
|
Nigerian military in its latest offensive against Boko Haram Islamic Sect has cleared and taken over Balmo forest (a portion of Sambisa, including Banki and Miyanti) in an operation that lasted throughout the weekend (2 days, presumably). Six soldiers and 44 Boko Haram fighters reportedly killed in the Kerenoa, Banki and Miyanti areas. |
| 5,699,955 |
12.42379 |
13.92483 |
Nigeria |
|
Suspected Boko Haram disguised in army uniforms killed seven people in an attack near the northeastern border with Cameroon. The gunmen, five of whom were also killed, razed a police station, a military camp and other bulidings. |
| 5,699,959 |
10.47511 |
7.41959 |
Nigeria |
|
A suspected member of Boko Haram (later identified as a "kingpin" is killed in a shootout with security operatives in the Kinkino area of Kaduna South. The gun exchange was said to have lasted for a few hours, causing panic among the residents of the area. |
| 5,699,964 |
9.08333 |
7.53333 |
Nigeria |
|
BringBackOurGirls protesters attempt to baricade the Presidential Villa in the Aso Rock area, but are blocked by security forces. |
