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Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
An armed group kills three in Agege
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Gunmen have shot dead the ex-chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The attack occurred during the early morning hours.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
At least 11 people were killed and two churches were razed by gunmen (not identified) who stormed two communities in central Nigerias Plateau State early in the day. Six civilians and five security operatives lost their lives in the attack on Gako and Tanjol communities, both located in the restive Riyom local government area of the central Nigeria state, residents said.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Unknown armed men attack and kill three Fulani ethnic herders in an apparent act of revenge. The event occurred in a location known as Fadan Karshi.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Fulani Ethnic Militia (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Two are killed by Fulani militiamen as they fed their cows.
actor1: Fulani Ethnic Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Ethnic Militia (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Two Fulani boys and a large number of cattle are killed or stolen by unknown known assailants in several villages in Riyom LGA. Precise date of attack(s) unknown.
actor1: Unidentified Ethnic Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
A PDP chief is kidnapped and later discovered murdered by unknown assailants.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified gunmen attack supporters of APC, including the home of a candidate for the local government area in Obrikom and Obior, killing six (one source counts seven, though police later confirm nine). The politicians home was believe to be Obrikom.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified gunmen attack Obrikom and Omoku communities in Rivers, kill 13.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
A human rights lawyer was assassinated by unknown gunmen in Aluu.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
A Olabisi Onabanjo University lecturer is shot and killed in his home by unidentified gunmen. Hearing the assailants breaking into his house the lecturer claimed loudly to be armed, but this may have been stated to frighten off the attackers. The reason for the attack is not known.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers on Sunday evening killed four policemen along the Ilishan-Ago-Iwoye Road in Ogun State.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Unknown men murder a 14 year-old girl in Akure in a ritualistic fashion. [women targeted: girls]
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Rioters (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
A group angry of the death of a young boy in a an Akure churches septic tank attempts to lynch the pastor and set the building alight before they are stopped by authorities.
actor1: Rioters (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (1993-1999)
A police officer was shot and killed by armed robbers in Akure.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (1993-1999)
APC: All Progressives Congress
APC: All Progressives Congress
Business and commercial activities in Akure, the Ondo State capital, were halted as armed supporters of the gubernatorial candidate of the AAPC, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, and those of Engineer Olusegun Abraham, who was defeated at the primary poll, fought. It was learnt that trouble started when some youths stormed the APC secretariat in the morning, demanding resignation of the National Chairman of the APC.
actor1: APC: All Progressives Congress, actor2: APC: All Progressives Congress
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Armed men kill two civilians in their automobile along the Gusau-Funtua highway outside of the state capital of Zamfara
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
PDP: People's Democratic Party
ANPP: All Nigeria People's Party
Supporters of rival political parties clash in Gasau
actor1: PDP: People's Democratic Party, actor2: ANPP: All Nigeria People's Party
APC: All Progressives Congress
PDP: People's Democratic Party
PDP and APC politicians clash violently at the Zamfara State House after a legislation disagreement. Injuries not known.
actor1: APC: All Progressives Congress, actor2: PDP: People's Democratic Party
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified clan militia attacks Fulani civilians in Kajuru LGA. The date of the attack not known - likely during the month of October, though the attack could have occurred in September. Causalities likely.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Fulani Ethnic Militia (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
A Fulani group attacks a Kadara village of Ungwan Uka in retaliation for the vigilante killing of a suspected Fulani criminal in Banono last week. Five deaths reported. In turn, Kadara youths mobilized the following day and attacked a Fulani settlement twice, killing 22. Vanguard claims 37 dead total over the multi-day affair.
actor1: Fulani Ethnic Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Gunmen kill three police officers when they attack a divisional headquarters.
actor1: Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015), actor2: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified gunmen attack the home of a traditional ruler, assault and kill his son.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified gunmen assassinated a youth leader and an attorney in Ukanafun. The reason for the attack is not known.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Suspected assassins have killed the village head of Ikot Anta Eneng Obom in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Armed men kill 10 in buses outside Shagamu
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Five police are shot dead by armed men at the Nigeria-Benin border. Their aim
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Private Security Forces (Nigeria)
Security forces guarding a petroleum pipeline clash with police forces, one dead. The clash began after the security forces began impounding illegally parked vehicles around the facility, which led to a confrontation with police.
actor1: Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015), actor2: Private Security Forces (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
On the evening of November 3, 2011, gunmen opened fire on worshipers in a Catholic church in the village of Tabak, killing two women and injuring 12 others.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Bajju Ethnic Militia (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Reports of clashes between Christian mob, mainly from the Bajju ethnic group, and Fulani Muslim group in Zonkwa, leading to property on each side of the religious divide being burnt down or destroyed and leaving an unidentified number of people killed. Police shot tear gas at some point to disperse the groups but reportedly quickly left. The following day, Bajju returned with more sophisticated weapons, killed hundreds of Muslims, even after they surrendered, and burnt houses. They also killed dozens of Muslims hiding in police trucks in clashes with police. Hausa-Fulani Muslim leaders reported that 296 Muslims were killed in Zonkwa over the two days of violence (mainly on the 19th), and 299 houses, 180 businesses, 98 vehicles, and 113 motorcycles owned by Hausa-Fulani were burned.
actor1: Bajju Ethnic Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Bajju Ethnic Militia (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Over 18-19 April, mobs in southern Kaduna State also killed hundreds of Muslims and ethnically cleansed entire towns and villages of their Muslim populations in Matsirga and Gidan Maga, close to Zonkwa. In Matsirga, Bajju militia attacked Muslim Fulani residents on both days, leaving 71 killed, and 143 houses, 8 mosques, 15 shops, 13 vehicles, and 65 motorcycles burnt down.
actor1: Bajju Ethnic Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Military Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Soldiers shot and killed a member of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria. It is not clear if the victim was shot due to his political affiliations.
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Suspected Boko Hara(actor not confrimed) m opens fire on a crowded church during an evening service, at least 19 dead. Unknown injury number.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Gunmen have shot dead five Christian residents of a town in a restive northeastern Nigerian region previously hit by deadly Islamist attacks, however, the perpetrator is not known here, nor is it evident that victims were killed because they were Christians.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
A university student is stabbed to death by hoodlums.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
The Deputy Controller of Sokoto State Central Prisons, Usman Zaki Gwandu, was yesterday killed in Sokoto metropolis by unidentified gunmen with unclear motive.
actor1: Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015), actor2: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Rioters (Nigeria)
Three people were reportedly shot by police and two churches burned down in the city of Sokoto in clashes around the university campus during a demonstration by Muslim students.
actor1: Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015), actor2: Rioters (Nigeria)
Muslim Militia (Nigeria)
Christian Militia (Nigeria)
Clashes between Muslims and Christians
actor1: Muslim Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Christian Militia (Nigeria)
Sunni Muslim Militia (Nigeria)
Shiite Muslim Militia (Nigeria)
Two killed in clashes between Sunnis and Shiites in Sokoto
actor1: Sunni Muslim Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Shiite Muslim Militia (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Kazino Uzuazebe, human rights activist and lawyer was murdered in his home in Kaduna by the hands of unknown men.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Two suspected suicide bombers were killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) while another person suspected to be a member of the group escaped with injuries. Their bomb was concealed in a camera case. The assailants were unknown, but it is likely they were members of Boko Haram. Some reports have the death count at three.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Fulani Ethnic Militia (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Reports of clashes between Fulani Muslim militia and Christian youth in Kaduna town. Both sides also burnt down and looted property belonging to the other side of the religious divide in Kaduna, and killed those of the opposing faith. According to media reports, Christian travelers were dragged out of their vehicles by groups of Muslims and killed on the main road leading north of the city, while mobs of Christians also torched vehicles and killed Muslim motorists on the expressway leading through Gonin Gora and other predominantly Christian neighborhoods in the southern side of the city. Police and the military members also committed extrajudicial killings and other abuses while responding to violence in the city. A state Commission of Inquiry into the violence in Kaduna listed the names of 25 people killed in Kaduna town North and 52 people killed in Kaduna town South.
actor1: Fulani Ethnic Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Muslim Militia (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Armed Muslim mob attacked and killed an unidentified number of Christians and burned down and looted their homes, businesses and churches in Kaduna. The violence follows the burning of a media office by Muslim rioters over a published article perceived as blasphemous by some Muslims. Retaliatory attacks by Chritians targeting Muslim civilians and their properties followed on 22 November. Security forces also reportedly killed scores of people before they quelled the violence. Human Rights Watch estimates put the death toll between 21 and 23 November at 250.
actor1: Muslim Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Muslim Militia (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
A Muslim group had killed a Catholic priest
actor1: Muslim Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Muslim Militia (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Eleven are killed by Islamic Militia as they attempt to enforce Islamic sharia law upon the city.
actor1: Muslim Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Police shoot dead a Muslim youth after he runs when asked for identification.
actor1: Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Military Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Reports of clashes between Fulani Muslim militia and Christian youth in Kaduna town. Both sides also burnt down and looted property belonging to the other side of the religious divide in Kaduna, and killed those of the opposing faith. According to media reports, Christian travelers were dragged out of their vehicles by groups of Muslims and killed on the main road leading north of the city, while mobs of Christians also torched vehicles and killed Muslim motorists on the expressway leading through Gonin Gora and other predominantly Christian neighborhoods in the southern side of the city. Police and the military members also committed extrajudicial killings and other abuses while responding to violence in the city. A state Commission of Inquiry into the violence in Kaduna listed the names of 25 people killed in Kaduna town North and 52 people killed in Kaduna town South.
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
Civilians (Nigeria)
A commuter is shot and killed at a military checkpoint for not offering a bribe.
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Boko Haram - Jamaatu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Dawati wal-Jihad
Military Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Gunmen attack an army barracks, causalities not confirmed. Boko Haram later claimed responsibility.
actor1: Boko Haram - Jamaatu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Dawati wal-Jihad, actor2: Military Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Arrests: Police arrest over 33 policemen accused of taking part in the riots.
actor1: Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015), actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Muslim Militia (Nigeria)
Christian Militia (Nigeria)
300 are killed in clashes in Kaduna between Christian and Muslim militias. The violence started in the cities Narayi district when the Christians found the dead body of a co-religionist and decided to seek revenge.
actor1: Muslim Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Christian Militia (Nigeria)
Rioters (Nigeria)
Rioters (Nigeria)
On 22 November 2002, retaliatory attacks between Muslim and Christian mobs on the rival communities and their properties were reported in Kaduna city (Kaduna). The violence follows the burning of a media office by Muslim rioters over a published article perceived as blasphemous by some Muslims in the same area. Security forces also reportedly killed scores of people before they quelled the violence. Human Rights Watch estimates put the death toll between 21 and 23 November at 250. Fatalities split across three events. [size=no report]
actor1: Rioters (Nigeria), actor2: Rioters (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Militant youths attack an oil company boat on a river and kidnap the Captain.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Ijaw Ethnic Militia (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Three Ijaw militants were killed as they rioted against civilians and oil companies in the area.
actor1: Ijaw Ethnic Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
A lawmaker representing Oorelope constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Gideon Aremu, was shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Alakia, in the Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday evening.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Nineteen persons have been killed at Ula-Upata and Edoha in Ahoada east local government area of Rivers State by gunmen suspected to be members of an unnamed 'cult group' on 30/04. The attacks came in two waves. The first during the early afternoon, and the second later in the evening. The attack may have been related to an election in the area.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Two policemen were shot dead and one injured at Ahoada end of the East-West Road, Rivers State, by unknown gunmen.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Ten people were killed in two separate midnight attacks outside the city of Jos, leading angry residents to block roads the following morning.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Fulani Ethnic Militia (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
On 11 October 2013, Fulani militia killed a family of nine and stole their cattle in Kukek village of Barkin Kogi, Foron District in Barkin Ladi. A local armed group later clashed with Fulanis (coded separately).
actor1: Fulani Ethnic Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Former vice chairman of Patani local government area was abducted by gunmen and whisked away to an unknown location. The victim was abducted along Isoko Road, close to Uloho Avenue junction. The reason for the abduction is not known.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Heavily armed men abducted the Kaduna State vice chairman of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association (PTD) outside his residence. The motive for the attack is not known.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Rioters (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
A Muslim group violently protests the mounting of a roadblock in Tudun Wada, police open fire on the group and later clash. Four injured. There had been tension between Muslim and Christian groups in the area, and the protesting group evidently believed the road block would unfairly restrict their movement.
actor1: Rioters (Nigeria), actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
A politicians cousin is abducted by unidentified men. The group later demeans N50m for his release.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Rioters (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Traders lynch two thives in Ogbogonogo market, Asaba.
actor1: Rioters (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Rioters (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
A group of rioters beat a policeman to death near an oil field.
actor1: Rioters (Nigeria), actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Rioters (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
30 May. A fight broke out between policemen and some people suspected to be members of the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Asaba. The incident occurred along Anwai Road in the city when MASSOB members were marching to demand for the independence of Biafra. According to police, the MASSOB marchers initiated the clash. Xinhua reports seven MASSOB killed in the fighting. Later reports indicated a total of 140 persons killed in Asaba and Awka between May 29-30.
actor1: Rioters (Nigeria), actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Seven are dead following a clash between two militant groups in Delta State.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Rioters (Nigeria)
Rioters (Nigeria)
Two factions of the APC clash in Asaba. Several arrests reported.
actor1: Rioters (Nigeria), actor2: Rioters (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
A group of youths held a Toto LGA election officer hostage at the area government headquarters after a election result was declared favouring the PDP. The party allegiance of the hostage takers is not known.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
The Kogi State Commissioner for Land and Housing is kidnapped by unidentified men on 31/05 in Osara, Adavi Local Council of the State.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Two policemen were injured when suspected gunmen launched an attack on the Osara Police Station in Adavi local government area of Kogi State. Following the attack the assailants carted away ammunitions. No reported causalities.
actor1: Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-), actor2: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Gunmen reportedly abduct two Nigerian high court judges on 19/05, one in at Ojuocha in Ofu Local Government Area during a farm inspection, while the second was reportedly abducted while on his way to the court in Ayingba, Dekina Local Government Area of the state.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Fulani Ethnic Militia (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
No fewer than 22 persons, including women and children were feared killed when suspected Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Monday, attacked nine communities in Dekina Local Council of Kogi State. The affected communities are: Agojeju, Ikpoba, Ojeh, Ajomojayi, Ajadaji, Idochi, Ojiyanawo, Ulaja and Oganenigu.
actor1: Fulani Ethnic Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
A Bayelsa State commissioner is kidnapped in Ogbia LGA.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Armed gunmen struck in the night-time hours, kidnapping the wife and daughter of the state Treasurer of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). The latest kidnap occurred at the riverside town of Opume in Ogbia local government area of the state. It is not entirely clear if the attack was motivated by the victims political affiliation.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Unknown persons kidnap daughter of Kogi State accountant general [women targeted: relatives of targeted groups or persons][women targeted: girls]
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Police kill 20 rioters in a seeming reprisal attack over a former riot.
actor1: Police Forces of Nigeria (1999-2015), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Gunman have hijacked a school bus in Nigerias Abia state, on the fringes of the oil-producing Niger Delta, and kidnapped 15 children, demanding ransom for their release.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Unknown individuals have destroyed a radio station run by the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia (BCA) with explosives.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
Civilians (Nigeria)
11 September. Military forces reportedly killed 180 members of the Igbo ethnicity during operations against Biafra in Asa, Aba, Umahia, and Isiala-Ngwa. This was reported by an organization who identified seven mass graves, thought to contain some of those killed during the operation. The total fatalities were disaggregated by location.
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
A prominent doctor is kidnapped in Abakaliki. The demands of the kidnappers are not known.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Protesters (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
Police forces arrest several MASSOB protesters on 04/12. No violence reported.
actor1: Protesters (Nigeria), actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
Ezza Ethnic Militia (Nigeria)
Ezillo Ethnic Militia (Nigeria)
Five die in an ethnic clash along a highway.
actor1: Ezza Ethnic Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Ezillo Ethnic Militia (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
Civilians (Nigeria)
The police detonate an IED after it was discovered by a local opposite a motor park. There were no causalities reported.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
PDP: People's Democratic Party
ANPP: All Nigeria People's Party
At least seven are dead as the supporters of the PDP and the ANPP clash in Kwande
actor1: PDP: People's Democratic Party, actor2: ANPP: All Nigeria People's Party
Area Boys Militia
Civilians (Nigeria)
A street gang known as the 'Area Boys' shoot and kill a retired Brigadier-General named Funmi Oduneye in Lagos State. '
actor1: Area Boys Militia, actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Ghana)
Civilians (Nigeria)
The Nigerian man who was stabbed on 20/11 was shot at by unknown assialants.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Ghana), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Okada Motorcycle Militia
Civilians (Nigeria)
A motorcycle gang kills a bystander when they clash with police after resisting arrest.
actor1: Okada Motorcycle Militia, actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
Civilians (Nigeria)
Nigerian soldiers allegedly killed two butchers at the abattoir in the Ogbor Hill area of Aba.
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-), actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
Protesters (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
Police encounter and stop a pro-Biafran MASSOB protest in Aba. No arrests reported.
actor1: Protesters (Nigeria), actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
Protesters (Nigeria)
Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
Police open fire on an otherwise peaseable IOPB protest in Aba on 09/02. Six dead, injuries reported, plus arrests.
actor1: Protesters (Nigeria), actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
Muslim Militia (Nigeria)
Christian Militia (Nigeria)
450 are reported dead after Ibos and Hausas clash in the southern town of Aba. Many of the Ibos involved were refugees from the violence in Kaduna.
actor1: Muslim Militia (Nigeria), actor2: Christian Militia (Nigeria)
Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan)
Civilians (Pakistan)
A man was killed in Liaquatabad of Karachi in Sindh on July 25 by unknown men. The Police suspect targeted killing on ethnic background.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan), actor2: Civilians (Pakistan)
Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan)
Civilians (Pakistan)
Unidentified armed men riding a bike, shot five fires on former UC nazim Zafar Iqbal at Furniture Market in Liaquatabad.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan), actor2: Civilians (Pakistan)
Unidentified Communal Militia (Pakistan)
Civilians (Pakistan)
A lecturer of Sanda College was shot dead over a property dispute in Liaqatabad
actor1: Unidentified Communal Militia (Pakistan), actor2: Civilians (Pakistan)
Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan)
Civilians (Pakistan)
On June 28, unidentified armed men opened fire on 2 NATO oil tankers in Mach (Balochistan). The tankers were completely destroyed but the drivers escaped.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan), actor2: Civilians (Pakistan)
Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan)
Civilians (Pakistan)
Akbar Bugti Express of the Pakistan Railways came under attack in Bolan area of the Balochistan on Friday with no casualties reported.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan), actor2: Civilians (Pakistan)
Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan)
Civilians (Pakistan)
5 people were killed and 18 injured when unidentified armed men attacked a passenger train in Mach.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan), actor2: Civilians (Pakistan)
Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan)
Civilians (Pakistan)
A man was killed and two others were injured in an armed attack in Mach town on 6 June 2014. The man killed was identified as a brother of a local leader of the outlawed Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ).
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan), actor2: Civilians (Pakistan)
Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan)
Civilians (Pakistan)
Two people,railway police constable and a passenger were killed and six others, including two women were wounded after Quetta-Lahore bound Akbar Bugti passenger train was attacked by militants in Bolan District of Balochistan. Militants fired rocket propelled grenades and fired with automatic weapons on the train. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Pakistan), actor2: Civilians (Pakistan)