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The bandit conflict in northwest Nigeria is an ongoing conflict between the country's federal government and various gangs and ethnic militias.Starting in 2011, the insecurity remaining from the conflict between the Fulani and Hausa ethnic groups quickly allowed other criminal and jihadist elements to form in the region.
The massacre occurred on 11 February 2014 in Konduga, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. [1] The village where the attack occurred was predominantly Christian. Dressed in military gear, dozens of attackers raided the village. Some of their victims were shot; others had their throats slit. By the end of February 15, 2014, 121 people had been killed.
According to the Nigerian politician Senator David Mark, over 500 people have been killed. [7] [8] However, this number has been disputed.The Inspector General of Police (IGP) said as reported by Punch Nigeria newspaper that "I was around, I travelled to Benue State, I did not see where 300 people were buried."
The 1996 Otokoto Riots were a series of spontaneous protests and looting in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria over two days in September.The immediate trigger for the civil unrest was the revelation of the kidnapping and brutal murder of 11-year-old schoolboy boy Anthony Ikechukwu Okoronkwo, but had deeper roots in the corruption and inequality prevalent at the time.
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Tinubu signed a new minimum wage into law on Monday to help workers cope with hardship caused by his economic changes, but many of the country's 200 million people are either self-employed or do ...
Religious riots between Christians and Muslims over the result of a local election. 2009 Boko Haram uprising: 2009-07 Maiduguri, Bauchi, Potiskum, Wudil: 1,000+ [23] Militants killed over a thousand people between 26 and 29 July; during the violence [24] 2010 Jos riots: 2010 Jos: 992 Religious rioting [25] 2011 Abuja United Nations bombing ...
The attack came in the context of an ongoing conflict in the Niger Delta [4] over indigenous rights to oil resources and environmental protection. [5] It is estimated that over 900 civilians were killed in the attack. People generally say that the massacre was ordered by the regime of former president Olusegun Obasanjo and vice president Atiku ...