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A truck overloaded with food items and more than 200 people crashed in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, killing 25 passengers and injuring dozens of others, authorities said Wednesday. The ...
12 people killed during the wedding with five people captured including the bride and groom. [114] December 20, 2021: Nasarawa State: 50 Fulani herdsmen 2021 Nasarawa massacre: At least 50 Tiv civilians were killed in Nasarawa state, [115] due to Fulani herdersmen blaming Tiv farmers for the killings of a kinsman. [116] May 5, 2022 Ondo State: 50
Activities of the vigilante group included targeting perpetrators of armed robberies, ritual killings, kidnapping, such as in the case of Eddy Nawgu, an alleged prophet and occultist whom they killed and beheaded. [5] The Bakassi Boys were usually armed with machetes and guns, and wear an array of black magic artifacts and Juju around their ...
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 most notable incidents were the protests that took place in Onitsha on December 2, 2015 where about 11 people reportedly died, including 2 policemen and 9 activists; [5] and in Aba on February 9, 2016 where six members of the secessionist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were allegedly killed by Nigerian security forces and about 20 ...
On 18 December 2024, 35 children died in a crowd crush during a Christmas funfair event in Ibadan, Nigeria. The incident occurred at the Bashorun district's Islamic High School, where thousands of children and family members had gathered for advertised cash handouts and food distributions. Six other children required hospitalization following ...
Baga, in Borno State, was the location of a Nigerian Army base that was the headquarters of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), an international force of soldiers from Nigeria, Niger and Chad that was formed in 1994 to deal with cross-border security issues and, more recently, combating the Boko Haram insurgency.
A Taco Affair brings much-needed flavor to the evolving Montgomery Street corridor. Its seasonal salsas and yuca stacks make it memorable.