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Kaduna State has been a hotbed of banditry since the conflict intensified in the early 2010s. Many bandit attacks take place along the Abuja–Kaduna Highway, an extremely important trade route in central Nigeria, although attacks also occur in more remote parts of the state, often caused by conflicts or harassment of local villagers. [2]
On 22 May, the Christian Association of Nigeria said that over the past week "about 130 people were killed, about 1,000 buildings burnt, and about 22 villages affected." Archbishop and president of the CAN Daniel Okoh deplored the massacre and called for an end to the violence. [ 10 ]
A series of armed attacks occurred between 23 and 25 December 2023 in Plateau State in central Nigeria. They affected at least 17 rural communities in the Nigerian local government areas of Bokkos and Barkin Ladi, resulting in at least 200 deaths and injuries to more than 500 people [1] [2] as well as significant property damage.
A second massacre occurred in Zangon Kataf LGA on April 15 when herder militias attacked the town of Runji, killing over 33 people. [1] The head of the Atyap Community Development Association condemned the attacks and stated these massacres were harder to prevent because Nigerian forces were always late to the scene.
The second attack killed 20 people and severely injured two others. Ten people died immediately while another ten died at a health center after they were rushed to it to be treated. [ 8 ] The injuries of the two survivors were so severe that the hospital they were being treated in was making arrangements to transfer them to Yobe State ...
On 29 June 2024, at least three bomb blasts targeted several areas in Gwoza, Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria, killing 32 people and injuring 48. [1] [2] The first blast struck a wedding ceremony at 3:00 p.m. local time, followed by another at General Hospital Gwoza before a third bombing struck a funeral. [3]
The 2024 Aba killings were an armed conflict that occurred in Aba, Nigeria, on 30 May 2024 in which at least 11 people were killed following the conflicting sit-at-home orders [2] issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) to commemorate deceased Biafran Heroes/Heroines.
On 24 September 2023, Nigerian Tribune journalist Segun Adebayo published an article about Naira Marley under pressure to return to Nigeria, and the article was shortly deleted. The journalist wrote, "Marley who many people accused of being responsible for Mohbad’s death is said to have grown tired of being fingered in his former protégé ...