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December 2012 shootings in Northern Nigeria: 2012-12-25 Abuja: 27 [36] [37] Militants attacked a community 2013 Baga massacre: 2013-04-19,20 Baga, Borno: 228+ [38] Identity of the perpetrators remains unclear; some blame the Nigerian military while others blame the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram [39] Yobe State school shooting: 2013-07-06
Confraternity Nickname Date founded Institution Location Status References Aborigine Ogboni Fraternity: Imesi-Ile, Osun State, Nigeria: Active [1]Big Five: Early 1990s Rivers State University
Female confraternities have supplied spies for allied male confraternities as well as acting as prostitution syndicates. [6] In the past few years, members of confraternities such as the Neo-Black Movement have been investigated by law enforcement in different countries around the globe, including Canada, Italy, and the United Kingdom. [10]
Pages in category "Mass shootings in Nigeria" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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]
7 August – Deeper Life Bible Church shooting – 19 people were killed by Boko Haram gunmen in a mass shooting at a church in Kogi State. 8 August – Two Nigerian soldiers and one civilian were killed in a mosque in an apparent reprisal attack for the previous day's massacre.
In 2019, there were 417 such assaults. In 2020, there were 610—nearly two mass shootings per day—killing 513 people and injuring 2,543. But mass shootings represent a tiny fragment of the problem.
A confraternity infesting Nigerian society, particularly the country's universities, and responsible for large amounts of violent crime. Many reports exist of the ill effects cultism has on Nigerian society. One such report states: "[Cults] have brutally ravaged Nigeria’s 37 state-run institutions.