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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 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 ...
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 ...
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However, at about 5.15 am on April 25, 2016, the armed herdsmen numbering over 500 struck killing 40 people. [10] The following day, April 26, 2016, six more bodies were recovered and 14 victims were lying critically ill at Royal Cross Hospital, Nsukka , Nsukka District General Hospital and Bishop Shanahan Hospital, Nsukka .
Crime in Nigeria is investigated by the Nigerian Police. Nigeria is considered to be a country with a high level of crime, ranking 19th among the least peaceful countries in the world. [1] During the first half of 2022, almost 6,000 people were killed by jihadists, kidnappers, bandits or the Nigerian army. [2]
Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, and Don Cheadle star in Peacock's gripping heist drama "Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist." And the story is true.
The 2001 Jos riots were riots involving Christians and Muslims in Jos, Nigeria, over the appointment of a Muslim politician, Alhaji Muktar Mohammed, as local coordinator of the federal poverty alleviation program. [1] The clashes started on 7 September and lasted nearly two weeks, ending on 17 September. Some 1,000 people were killed during the ...