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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]
The October 2010 Abuja bombings, also referred to as the 2010 Nigeria Independence Day bombings, were two car bombings carried out against crowds celebrating the fiftieth anniversary (golden jubilee) of Nigeria 's independence in the capital city Abuja on the morning of 1 October 2010. The attacks left 12 dead and 17 injured.
The December 2010 Abuja bombing was a bomb attack on a barracks on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria, on 31 December 2010. Four people were killed, including a pregnant woman, and 26 were injured; according to defence minister Adetokunbo Kayode, all of the dead were civilians, as were most of the injured. [1] The attack was the second in Abuja in ...
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is a decentralised militant group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. [1] [2] MEND's actions – including sabotage, theft, property destruction, guerrilla warfare, and kidnapping – are part of the broader conflict in the Niger Delta and reduced Nigeria's oil production by 33% between 2006-07.
Last Flight to Abuja. Last Flight to Abuja is a 2012 Nigerian disaster thriller film written by Tunde Babalola, directed and produced by Obi Emelonye, and starring Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Jim Iyke. Shot in Lagos, the film received 5 nominations at the 2013 Africa Movie Academy Awards, winning the category "Best film by an ...
English. The War You Don't See is a 2010 British documentary film written, produced and directed by John Pilger with Alan Lowery, which challenges the media for the role they played in the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Israel / Palestine conflicts. The film, which went on nationwide general release on 13 December 2010, had its premiere at the Barbican ...
Charles Okah. Charles Okah is a Nigerian convicted of terrorism currently serving a life jail term for his involvement in the 1 October 2010 Independence Day bombing near Eagle Square, Abuja, and an earlier bombing in Warri, Delta State on 15 March 2010. [1] [2]
The Boko Haram insurgency began in July 2009, [ 79 ][ 80 ] when the militant Islamist and jihadist rebel group Boko Haram started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria. [ 54 ][ 81 ] The conflict is taking place within the context of long-standing issues of religious violence between Nigeria 's Muslim and Christian communities ...