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Mohammed Yusuf dies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePpUvfTXY7w
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GEJ becomes acting president after Yar'Adua goes to Saudi for treatment.
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At least 700 prisoners have escaped during an attack on a jail in northern Nigeria, including members of a militant Islamist sect.
Police said four people died in gunfire after members of the Boko Haram group attacked the jail, breaking locks and setting parts on fire. Officials said 150 suspected members of Boko Haram were among the escapees. 5 people are killed. Source: Guardian
(https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/sep/08/muslim-extremists-escape-nigeria-prison) -
a suicide bomber drove a car bomb onto the premises of the Louis Edet House in Abuja, the headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force. He may have been trying to kill Inspector-General of Police Hafiz Ringim, whose convoy he followed into the compound, but he was stopped by security before he could do so. It was confirmed that the bomber and a traffic policeman were killed, although authorities said there may have been up to six casualties.
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A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives outside the United Nations headquarters in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday, destroying several floors in a thunderous blast that left at least 18 people dead Source: NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/27/world/africa/27nigeria.html)
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between 100 and 150 people are killed in a series of coordinated assaults in northern Nigeria.
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Mamman Nur was third-in-command under Yusuf and second-in-command under Shekau. Frictions with Shekau lead Nur’s followers to form a splinter group called Ansaru in January 2012. Nur’s role in the splinter faction or its formation is unknown
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A coordinated series of bomb blasts and shooting sprees mostly targeting police stations Friday sent panicked residents of Nigeria's second biggest city running. 187 killed, 50 wounded. "We have 178 people killed in the two main hospitals," the senior doctor in Kano's Murtala Mohammed hospital said following Friday's attacks, citing records from his own and the other main hospital of Nasarawa. Source: Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-violence-idUSTRE80L0A020120122)
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Bombings took place in a church in Kaduna. 38 people are believed to have died.
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19 people said to have been killed
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Shootings took place at Deeper life church. 19 people are shot dead as a result of the attack.
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Suicide bombing at the gates of a church during a new year service. 8 people were injured. Source: Al Jazeera
(http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2015/01/suicide-attack-hits-nigeria-gombe-201511203939189133.html) -
No-one knows the exact number of people killed but it ranges between 150 to 2,000. No-one stayed behind to count the bodies. Thousands of buildings were burnt to the ground. 5,000 fled to Maiduguri and 15,000 to Chad. Source: BBC
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-30987043)
Amnesty
(https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/01/nigeria-satellite-images-show-horrific-scale-boko-haram-attack-baga/) -
A bomb was thrown into a mosque in the town of Maiha. 1 person was killed Source: USCIRF
(http://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/USCIRF_AR_2016_Appendix3.pdf) -
Suicide bomber kills 5 and injures 21 at mosque in Gombe.
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276 girls were kidnapped from Chibok by Boko Haram.
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A convoy of around 50 Boko Haram members stormed Gubio during a 5 hour attack. At least 37 killed and hundreds of buildings destroyed. The buildings burned by the fighters included eight mosques, four schools and a local government building.
Source AlJaz/USCIRF/Reuters
(http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/boko-haram-kills-northeast-nigeria-borno-state-150526172052706.html)
(http://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/USCIRF_AR_2016_Appendix3.pdf) -
13 people killed as Boko Haram staged an assault on Maiduguri. Source: BBC
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-32944054) -
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Suicide bomber detonated explosive inside mosque whilst worshippers were present. 18-26 people died and 30 injured. Sources USCIRF/BBC
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-32944054)
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2 female suicide bombers detonated an explosive near a mosque during afternoon prayers during Ramadan. Around 30 people died and 60 injured.
One teenager exploded as she approached the mosque crowded with people performing afternoon prayers during the holy month of Ramadan.
The second teen appeared to run away and blew up further away, killing only herself. Source: AP (http://indianexpress.com/article/world/middle-east-africa/boko-haram-teen-suicide-bombers-kill-30-near-nigeria-mosque/) -
At least 145 people killed after BH raided 3 villages in Borno.
The group's attack late Wednesday in the Kukawa fishing village killed 97 people. Then Boko Haram killed 48 people and injured 11 others Wednesday when the militants stormed two other villages near the town of Monguno. Source: CNN
(http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/02/africa/nigeria-boko-haram-attacks/) -
Replaces the former Operation Zaman Lafita. The new code name was derived from Hausa language, which literally translates “Peace by All Means” Source: PM News
(http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/07/20/boko-haram-army-chief-launches-operation-lafiya-dole/) -
Five suspected operatives attempted to use coolers to smuggle five bombs into a Maulud celebration. They were inspected at a checkpoint where the devices were discovered and
they were arrested. No one injured. Source: (http://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/USCIRF_AR_2016_Appendix3.pdf) -
Gunmen on bicycles raided a village on Christmas day and burned down the houses. 14-16 people died. Hundreds of residents then fled to Biu,
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Explosive device detonated in a mosque. Source: (http://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/USCIRF_AR_2016_Appendix3.pdf)
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Suicide Bomber detonated an explosive device at a mosque. 12 people were killed and 1 injured. Source:
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Suicide bomber detonated an explosive device whilst running toward a mosque. 4 people were killed
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No-one was killed in this attack. Boko Haram set fire to houses in this village according to Reuters. The village is 15km from Waza. Source: Reuters
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Six Cameroonian soldiers killed at around 22:00 by Boko Haram. Those soldiers were part of the regional forces in Lake Chad. An officer, a non-commissioned officer and four soldiers. In addition a member of Darak's vigilance committee was killed. Source AFP/LeMonde
(http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2016/11/22/cameroun-six-militaires-tues-dans-une-attaque-de-boko-haram_5035980_3212.html) -
On Monday, a young women armed with explosives attempted to enter a military post for soldiers adjacent to a camp for thousands of people displaced by the militant group. "We thought it was a beggar at first but then she sped up and refused to stop when we shouted at her so she was neutralised," said an intelligence source. Source: Reuters
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Airforce PR said “The Mi-17 helicopter was shot at severally by the insurgents however there was no casualty except for an airman that sustained bullet wound,” Mr. Famuyiwa said the helicopter was “conveying personnel on medical outreach programme at Gwoza” when it was attacked by the insurgents. Source: Premium Times
(http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/223725-boko-haram-attacks-nigerian-air-force-helicopter-injures-airman.html -
Three people killed as Boko Haram attacked the village of Yaza-Kumaza in Borno state. Many others were displaced. According to a local vigilante official in the area, Michael Emmanuel, the attackers stormed the village at about 4pm. Mr. Emmanuel said most of the houses in the village were looted. Source: Daily Post
(http://dailypost.ng/2017/02/20/3-killed-boko-haram-launch-attack-yaza-kumaza-village-borno/)
