| 5,708,591 |
11.25 |
13.41667 |
Nigeria |
|
A total of 338 hostages held by militant group Boko Haram have been rescued by troops who raided enclaves of the rebels near the Sambisa Forest located in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno on 27/10. The rescue took place following an air strike by the country's air forces. Causalities not reported. |
| 5,708,594 |
7.7411 |
8.5121 |
Nigeria |
|
State workers protest non-payment of salary in Makurdi. The protest chased lawmakers away from the house assembly during the protest. No violent incidents reported. |
| 5,708,597 |
8.5 |
4.55 |
Nigeria |
|
Staff of Kwara State Water Corporation, Ilorin, protested the non-payment of salaries. |
| 5,708,600 |
4.77742 |
7.0134 |
Nigeria |
|
Hundreds of ex -militants from the Niger Delta barricaded the corporate headquarters of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in protest of neglect from the amnesty programme. The protesters also blocked roads in the area. |
| 5,708,604 |
11.66505 |
14.04097 |
Nigeria |
|
Boko Haram attacks Jakana on 27/10, kills eight villagers. |
| 5,708,608 |
6.59422 |
3.33748 |
Nigeria |
|
Police clash with Okada Riders protesting the seizure and impounding of their motorbikes in the Ajao, Ikeja area of Lagos metropolis. Except for a reporter who was attacked by police for covering the event, there were no reported injuries by the warring sides. |
| 5,708,611 |
7.25256 |
5.19312 |
Nigeria |
|
Youths block roads and burn tyres near Akure airport in protest of a colleague who had been allegedly shot by police. The Governor addressed the protesters and appealed for calm. |
| 5,708,615 |
10.86667 |
13.58333 |
Nigeria |
|
Security forces stop and arrest a woman with an explosive device on her person before detonation at a market in Gubula. The affiliation of the woman not reported. |
| 5,708,620 |
6.59422 |
3.33748 |
Nigeria |
|
While covering a clash between police and Okada riders in suburban Lagos a reporter is assaulted by police. |
| 5,708,623 |
6.15181 |
6.86547 |
Nigeria |
|
Vehicular movement was disrupted for several hours along the Onitsha-Awka old road following a protest by members of the Association of Small and Medium Scale (SME) Industries, Anambra State over power outages. The protesters allegedly numbering more than 20,000 stormed the Ogid(i) office of the EEDC with placards to express their grievances over what they called exploitation at the hands of the company. |
