Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: November 6–12

Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from November 6 to November 12, 2021. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents are included in the Nigeria Security Tracker.

• November 6: Bandits killed two abducted Baptist worshipers in Chikun, Kaduna.
• November 6: Sectarian violence led to seventeen deaths in Ohaukwu, Ebonyi.
• November 6: Gunmen killed a radio presenter in Calabar, Cross River.
• November 6: Kidnappers abducted three in Ewekoro, Ogun.
• November 7: Bandits killed six and kidnapped "several" (estimated at ten) in Gusau, Zamfara.
• November 8: Nigerian troops repelled an Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) attack in Kaga, Borno; no casualties were reported.
• November 8: Bandits abducted twenty in Zaria, Kaduna.
• November 8: Herdsmen killed eight in Zangon Kataf, Kaduna.
• November 8: Bandits killed seven police officers in Gusau, Zamfara.
• November 8: Gunmen killed a retired Air Force chief and his grandson in a suspected targeted killing in Igabi, Kaduna.
• November 9: Gunmen killed thirteen in Batsari, Katsina.
• November 9: Gunmen killed four at a market in Isiala Mbano, Imo.
• November 9: Nigerian troops killed four Boko Haram militants in Mafa, Borno.
• November 10: Bandits kidnapped five in Sabon Birni, Sokoto.
• November 10: Seven bandits and eight civilians were killed during a clash in Karim-Lamido, Taraba.
• November 10: Gunmen killed one and kidnapped two at a university in Chanchaga, Niger State.
• November 10: Bandits killed nine in Anka, Zamfara.
• November 10: Nigerian troops killed four Boko Haram militants in Gwoza, Borno.
• November 12: Airstrikes killed "scores" (estimated at forty) of ISWA militants in Marte, Borno.