| 5,704,514 |
4.77742 |
7.0134 |
Nigeria |
|
Members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Chapter, Monday, 09/03, staged a peaceful protest against "rising political violence in the state and attacks on journalists by politicians and their agents." |
| 5,704,518 |
7.5 |
9.33333 |
Nigeria |
|
Fulani gunmen attack Jootar over four days (07/03 - 10/03), causing five deaths and displacement of several persons. |
| 5,704,522 |
13.09771 |
12.49521 |
Nigeria |
|
Chadian forces attack and overtake Damasak from Boko Haram after "heavy fighting." Causalities not known. Date of battle unclear - between the dates of 08/03 and 09/03. Later, witnesses reported Boko Haram abducted about 500 residents and killed 50 on their departure (This Day), though official authorities deny this (Daily Trust). |
| 5,704,526 |
11.5221 |
13.68558 |
Nigeria |
|
Military forces recapture Bama after facing a battle with little resistance. Causalities not known. |
| 5,704,530 |
10.16139 |
12.7399 |
Nigeria |
|
Several Boko Haram insurgents have lost their lives in a shootout with Nigerian troops near Gombi town when the former launched attack in their renewed effort to recapture towns and villages in Gombi local government. Residents said a heavy gunfight which lasted several hours ensued when the insurgents tried to overrun Gombi and surrounding villages, sending residents running for the nearby bushes to avoid being caught in the crossfire. Specific fatalities numbers not known. The attack occurred during the early evening. |
| 5,704,536 |
6.7129 |
8.39172 |
Nigeria |
|
PDP and Labour Party members clash over two days in Ekori, Cross River. Four dead, fifteen injured, several buildings destroyed. The violence began when PDP members barricaded a road to stop a planned Labour rally. |
| 5,704,539 |
7.06667 |
6.26667 |
Nigeria |
|
Teachers demonstrate over non-payment of salaries. |
| 5,704,543 |
7.76667 |
4.56667 |
Nigeria |
|
Civil servants in Osogbo protested alleged non-payment of five months salaries by the state government. |
| 5,704,546 |
5.07395 |
6.65353 |
Nigeria |
|
Youths from some communities in the Niger Delta impacted by oil spill in 1998 staged a peaceful protest at the Mbiama-Yenagoa Junction of the East-West Road to draw attention to the non-payment of compensation claims by oil companies. |
| 5,704,552 |
4.77742 |
7.0134 |
Nigeria |
|
An APC, PDP protest, counter-protest turns violent at the office of the INEC along Aba Road. APC members were overpowered by the PDP, causing them to flee. Injuries not reported or known. |
