| 5,709,303 |
9.2 |
6.85 |
Nigeria |
|
Youths block the Minna/Abuja highway in protest of a proposal to move a nearby market. |
| 5,709,307 |
11.11324 |
7.72518 |
Nigeria |
|
A lieutenant general survives an assassination attempt in Zaria. The military assumed the local Shiite population was responsible, and committed violence against them in "cold blood", which, in turn, lead to a clash between the two groups and later protests. Human Rights Watch later claimed that 300 were killed in the unrest over several days. |
| 5,709,312 |
11.11324 |
7.72518 |
Nigeria |
|
Members of the military and Shiites clash over two days following violence against the sect at the hands of the military. This followed an assassination attempt on a military leader the army attributed to the sect. "Several deaths" reported. Latest reports indicate 60 deaths as a result of the clash. Shiite leaders have claimed "no fewer than 800 bodies of its members were deposited at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital," though this claim has not been confirmed. Human Rights Watch later claimed that 300 were killed in the unrest over several days. |
| 5,709,316 |
6.10911 |
6.8197 |
Nigeria |
|
An elderly woman is set ablaze by suspected assassins, though the target of the killers may have been her son. The motive for the attack is not known. |
| 5,709,320 |
10.61285 |
12.19458 |
Nigeria |
|
Twenty villagers are dead following a Boko Haram attack on Warawara (Biu LGA) on 12/12. |
| 5,709,324 |
10.98695 |
12.15346 |
Nigeria |
|
Four are dead following a Boko Haram attack on Mangari on 12/12. |
| 5,709,328 |
10.13875 |
11.9206 |
Nigeria |
|
Six are dead following a Boko Haram attack on Mangari on 12/12. |
| 5,709,333 |
11.11324 |
7.72518 |
Nigeria |
|
Following a failed assassination attempt against a lieutenant general, members of the military, assuming the local Shiite population was responsible, killed several members of the sect "in cold blood." The numbers of dead are believed to be at least, or higher than 12 with 30 injuries. Shiite leaders indicate the numbers of dead are much higher. The majority of dead were believed killed at the home of a Shiite leader, who was taken into custody by the soldiers. In the following days the killings sparked several protests in the area, including in Iran. Note: at least one source claims the attacks took place on 13/12, though most assert 12/12. Human Rights Watch later claimed that 300 were killed in the unrest over several days. |
| 5,709,337 |
4.77742 |
7.0134 |
Nigeria |
|
Gunmen "at the weekend" assassinate a university lecturer, along with his son in Port Harcourt. The motive for the targeting is not known. |
| 5,709,341 |
10.31344 |
9.84327 |
Nigeria |
|
Shiite members protest in Bauchi, Potiskum and Birnin Gwari following the death of many of their fellow members in Zaria at the hands of the military, as well as for the release of a Shiite leader detained during the deadly raid. |
