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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: February 5–11

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from February 5 to February 11, 2022.

<p>The map depicts deaths by state. Borno State, in Nigeria&#8217;s North East, is the epicenter of Boko Haram-related violence, which has also spilled into neighboring Adamawa and Yobe states, among others.</p>
The map depicts deaths by state. Borno State, in Nigeria’s North East, is the epicenter of Boko Haram-related violence, which has also spilled into neighboring Adamawa and Yobe states, among others.

By experts and staff

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Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from February 5 to February 11, 2022. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents are included in the Nigeria Security Tracker.

 

  • February 5: Bandits killed twenty-seven and kidnapped sixteen in Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) and killed seventeen and kidnapped fifteen in Munya LGA in Niger State.
  • February 6: Bandits kidnapped a priest and killed one other in Kauru, Kaduna.
  • February 6: Police repelled an attack on a police station in Okene, Kogi, killing one of the assailants.
  • February 7: Kidnappers abducted one and kidnapped two in Etsako West, Edo.
  • February 7: Bandits killed ten and kidnapped one in Bakori LGA and killed three and kidnapped fourteen in Funtua LGA in Katsina.
  • February 7: Kidnappers abducted two in Bogoro, Bauchi.
  • February 7: Police officers killed three Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) militants in Njaba, Imo.
  • February 8: A bandit who escaped from prison killed eight in Ohaji/Egbema, Imo.
  • February 8: Bandits kidnapped one and killed one divisional police officer, one soldier, and one other in Jibia, Katsina.
  • February 8: Bandits killed seven in Zangon Kataf, Kaduna.
  • February 8: Nigerian troops killed four IPOB militants in Ihiala, Anambra.
  • February 9: Gunmen killed three in Mariga, Niger State.
  • February 9: Suspected herdsmen killed one in Guma, Benue.
  • February 9: The Nigerian Air Force killed thirty-seven bandits in Magama, Niger State.
  • February 10: Robbers attacked a bullion van, killing three police officers and four others in Ibadan, Oyo.
  • February 10: Gunmen killed three police officers and kidnapped two civilians in Enugu LGA and killed one customs officer in Nkanu West LGA in Enugu.
  • January 20–February 10: Nigerian troops killed 120 Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) militants (sixty-five already accounted for) in Borno.
  • February 10: Bandits killed six in Bakura, Zamfara.
  • February 10: Police officers killed five bandits in Matazu, Katsina.
  • February 10: Nigerian troops killed twenty bandits in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna.
  • February 11: Kidnappers abducted four in Sabon Gari, Kaduna.
  • February 11: Gunmen assassinated a senior government official in Igabi, Kaduna.
  • February 11: Bandits killed eight and kidnapped twenty-nine in Bungudu, Zamfara.
  • February 11: Bandits killed two in Zangon Kataf, Kaduna.