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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: January 6 - January 12
January 16, 2018 2:21 pm (EST)
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Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from January 6 to January 12, 2017. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents will be included in the Nigeria Security Tracker.
- January 6: Herdsmen killed sixteen in Logo, Benue.
- January 7: Police killed two Shi'ites in Kaduna South, Kaduna.
- January 8: Unknown gunmen killed three in Sardauna, Taraba.
- January 8: During a battle in Mobar, Borno, 3 Nigerian soldiers, 1 CJTF member, and 107 Boko Haram militants were killed.
- January 8: Herdsmen killed two policemen in Logo, Benue.
- January 9: Soldiers killed two suicide bombers before they could detonate in Ngala, Benue. Boko Haram was suspected.
- January 10: Boko Haram killed three and abducted two in Kolofata, Cameroon.
- January 10: Boko Haram killed one in Ashigashiya, Cameroon.
- January 11: The CJTF killed "several" militants (est. at five) in Burutu, Anambra.
- January 12: Boko Haram killed one in Maiduguri, Borno.
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