| 5,702,869 |
11.7091 |
11.0694 |
Nigeria |
|
Seven are killed when a bomb detonates on a Potiskum bus. Perpetrators not known. |
| 5,702,873 |
4.77742 |
7.0134 |
Nigeria |
|
Hundreds of youths from the eight local government areas that make up Rivers West senatorial district protested at the PDP headquarters in Port Harcourt in what they described as the sham primary election of the party for the senatorial district. The group, under the aegis of MOSOP, threatened to boycott an upcoming election. MOSOP held a similar protest in Port Harcourt earlier in the week. |
| 5,702,877 |
13.00231 |
13.36325 |
Nigeria |
|
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have kidnapped 40 boys and young men in Malari on New Years Eve. The kidnapping is believed to be forces conscription into their fighting force. |
| 5,702,882 |
7.80236 |
6.74301 |
Nigeria |
|
"Indigenes" (possibly Bassa) attack a Fulani settlement at Ekpan-Abugi location, Kupa district of Lokoja Local Government. Several buildings damages, causalities not known. Exact date of the attack not know. Source claims the attack occurred "recently." |
| 5,702,886 |
9.48333 |
9.05 |
Nigeria |
|
Unidentified gunmen beheaded one person and shot dead another in Kantoma village of Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau state. Residents blame Fulani herdsmen, though authorities have not speculated as to the perpetrator. |
| 5,702,890 |
11.4109 |
11.4378 |
Nigeria |
|
A suicide bomb exploded in Maiduwa town, killing six people; the perpetrator was in the car at the time of the attack. |
| 5,702,894 |
10.28969 |
11.16729 |
Nigeria |
|
A suicide bomber attacks a military barracks in Gombe killing "several." A similar attempted attack occurred in Bolari the previous evening. Perpetrator not known. |
| 5,702,899 |
10.28969 |
11.16729 |
Nigeria |
|
A suicide bomber blew himself up at the gates of a church in Nigeria's northeastern city of Gombe during a New Year service, wounding at least eight people. Perpetrators not known. |
| 5,702,903 |
9.53333 |
8.9 |
Nigeria |
|
At least 10 houses were confirmed burnt and some people injured in Shurun village of Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State following a spill over of attacks between indigenes (not identified) and Fulani herders. No deaths reported. It is believed the battle was triggered by the beheading of a man earlier in the week. Note: Mangu and Barakin Ladi are adjacent; each event may have been spill over from a connecting area. |
| 5,702,996 |
7.7411 |
8.5121 |
Nigeria |
|
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including youths and women staged a protest in Makurdi, Benue State over imposition of candidates by the state leadership of the party. |
