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On 14 April 2014 at about 6:45 am, two bombs exploded at a crowded bus station in Nyanya, Abuja, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring at least 200. The bus station is 8 km southwest of central Federal Capital Territory. [2][3][4][5][6] Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the bombing six days later.
Deaths. 100+. Between 23 and 25 June 2014, a series of attacks occurred in central Nigeria. On 23–24 June, gunmen attacked a number of villages in Kaduna State, killing around 150 people. The attack was blamed on Fulani tribesmen. On 25 June 2014, a bomb exploded at the Emab Plaza in the national capital of Abuja, killing at least 21 people.
Nyanya (Abuja) Nyanya is a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It is located to the southwest of the city of Abuja and it is 4 kilometers from Asokoro and 6 kilometers from Three Arms Zone. Nyanya is one of the most populated satellite towns in the FCT. It is a border town between FCT and Nasarawa State and serves as a major ...
0. The Abuja DSS attack was a coordinated terrorist attack by the Islamic group Boko Haram on the Department of State Security, Abuja on 31 March 2014 in a bid to escape from detention. [1] This resulted in the death of 21 insurgents who attempted to escape leaving 2 security personnel severely injured. [2]
Injured. 73. The 2011 Abuja bombing was a car bomb explosion on Friday, 26 August 2011 in the Nigerian capital Abuja 's UN building that killed at least 21 and wounded 60. A spokesperson from the Sunni Islamist group Boko Haram later claimed responsibility. [1]
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1 May – May 2014 Abuja bombing – 19 people were killed in Abuja by a car bomb. 5 May – 2014 Gamboru Ngala attack – At least 300 people were killed in the twin towns of Gamboru and Ngala in Borno by Boko Haram militants. 13–14 May – Chibok ambush; 20 May – 2014 Jos bombings – At least 118 villagers were killed by car bombs in Jos.
Deaths. 19. Injured. 60. Perpetrator. Unknown. On 1 May 2014, a car bomb exploded in New Nyanya, a town in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The explosion killed at least 19 people and injured at least 60.