| 5,699,968 |
9.79399 |
8.86397 |
Nigeria |
|
Unidentified gunmen in the night-time opened fire on a group of Muslim worshippers in Bukuru, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, injuring three persons. The attack occurred at 9pm. |
| 5,699,972 |
6.7918 |
7.985 |
Nigeria |
|
Unknown gunmen numbering over 50 overran the Police station in Igumale town in Benue State and carted away arms from the armory of the station after overpowering the officers on duty. Casualities not known. |
| 5,699,976 |
9.61389 |
6.55694 |
Nigeria |
|
The anti-vandal Team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been attacked by Nigeria Police officers in the early hours of the day in Niger State, northcentral Nigeria. It was reported that the policemen deliberately ambushed the men of Anti-vandal Team of NSCDC with the purpose to aid escape of the vandals. The attack accured between midnight and 2am in an undescribed location. Casualities/injuries not known. |
| 5,699,979 |
10.26761 |
13.26436 |
Nigeria |
|
Mubi traders protest the palnned distruction of their kiosks. |
| 5,699,982 |
7.15 |
3.35 |
Nigeria |
|
Students of Ogun State origin from the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) staged a protest in Abeokuta over non-payment of their 2013/2014 bursary. |
| 5,699,985 |
7.1962 |
5.58681 |
Nigeria |
|
Students of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, began a major protest against the hike in tuition fees at the institution. The protest occurred during the morning hours. The students have taken over the busy Owo/Abuja expressway and locked up the offices of the rector, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun. They have also taken over the school's main gate, driving and marching around Owo to draw the attention of residents to their plight. |
| 5,699,989 |
10.28969 |
11.16729 |
Nigeria |
|
Police in Gombe foiled an attempt by an unidentified person to bomb the Government Day Secondary School, Tudun Wada in Gombe metropolis. |
| 5,699,993 |
6.25183 |
6.19337 |
Nigeria |
|
A vigilante militia unsuccessfully attempted to lynch a suspected kidnapper. |
| 5,700,000 |
7.46667 |
4.56667 |
Nigeria |
|
One person feared dead as members of Peoples' Democratic Party attacked members of the All Progressive Congress at Ile-Ife. The incident occurred at Gbodo area, behind the palace of Ooni of Ife. The attack was initiated by a APC-backed militia known as the State Boys durning a PDP rally. In a PDP statement: "[Additionally] more than six vehicles belonging to innocent PDP members have been destroyed, countless numbers of shops razed and looted and several members of our party beaten and attacked with machetes". |
| 5,700,003 |
4.92472 |
6.26417 |
Nigeria |
|
Women in Obunagha community in Yenagoa LGA of Bayelsa State who shut down the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Gbarain-Ubie gas plant during a protest. The group said the action was to draw attention to the perennial power outage in the community. |
