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43 [10]-2,500 [11] Nigerian military attacked the village of Odi, as part of the Conflict in the Niger Delta. 2000 Kaduna riots: 2000-02-21 to 2000-05-23 Kaduna: 2,000 [12] [13] –5,000 [14] Religious riots between Christians and Muslims over the introduction of sharia law in Kaduna State, start of the religious riots phase of the Sharia ...
In October 2017, the Asaba community marked the 50th anniversary of the massacres with a two-day commemoration, during which the new, comprehensive book on the massacre, its causes, consequences, and legacy, was launched: "The Asaba Massacre: Trauma, Memory, and the Nigerian Civil War," by S. Elizabeth Bird and Fraser Ottanelli (Cambridge ...
Before the massacre, twelve members of the Nigerian police were murdered by a gang near Odi, seven on November 4 and the remainder in the following days. [2] [6] In retaliation, the military decided to invade the village but there are reports that the army was ambushed close to the village thus tensions soared, they broke through the ambush and exchanged fire with armed militias in the village ...
Nigerian Army. The Zaria massacre, also known as the Buhari massacre, was a massacre carried out by the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria, on Saturday, 12 December 2015, against Shia Muslims, mostly members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). [2][3][4][5] At least 1000 civilians were killed, with 347 bodies secretly buried by ...
Casualties and losses. 62,000 Christian civilians killed since the turn of the 21st century [48][49] Religious violence in Nigeria refers to Christian - Muslim strife in modern Nigeria, which can be traced back to 1953. Today, religious violence in Nigeria is dominated by the Boko Haram insurgency, which aims to establish an Islamic state in ...
A series of massacres were committed against Igbo people and other people of southern Nigerian origin living in northern Nigeria starting in May 1966 and reaching a peak after 29 September 1966. [2] Between 8,000 and 30,000 Igbos and easterners have been estimated to have been killed. A further 1 million Igbos fled the Northern Region into the ...
Chadian–Nigerian War (1983) Nigeria Chad: Victory: 1985 Nigerian coup d'état (1985) Military government. Supreme Military Council (SMC) Armed Forces faction Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) Coup succeeds: First Liberian Civil War (1990–1997) Liberia ULIMO ECOMOG: NPFL INPFL: Indecisive (ECOMOG mission successful) [15]
Nigerian Civil War. The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence from Nigeria in 1967. Nigeria was led by General Yakubu Gowon, and Biafra by Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka ...