Sources: Reuters
Armed bandits kill at least 170 people in the village of Woro in Kwara State, Nigeria, forcing residents to flee into surrounding areas with several missing. 2026-02-3
Five farmers are killed in a shooting attack by herders in Kwande, Benue State, Nigeria. 2026-01-6
At least 102 people are killed during a mass shooting at a market and against homes in Tarmuwa, Yobe State, Nigeria, by over 50 Boko Haram militants. 2024-09-3
At least 19 people are killed during a suicide bombing by Boko Haram at a market in Konduga, Borno State, Nigeria. 2024-07-31
The U.S. CDC reports the first case of monkeypox in a Texas resident who traveled from Nigeria. 2021-07-16
Gunmen kill 36 people, wound several others, and burn down houses when they attack two villages in Kaduna and Katsina States, Nigeria. Several attackers are also killed during an air operation by security forces. 2021-02-25
Nigerian Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu bans the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other tactical units from engaging in stop-and-search operations at traffic stops and from setting up roadblocks, as well as mandating that all police officers wear uniforms while on-duty, in response to mounting allegations of agents unlawfully arresting and torturing suspects. 2020-10-4
A building in Lagos, Nigeria, collapses, killing ten people and leaving more than 100 others trapped under the rubble. 2019-03-13
Amnesty International reports Nigerian security forces have killed more 150 pro-Biafra demonstrators since August 2015. 2016-11-24
Triple explosions kill at least 80 people and injure 150 in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri. 2015-09-20