2012 in Nigeria
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The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Nigeria.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
Events
January
- January 1 - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declares a state of emergency in parts of the country hit by violence by Islamist militant group Boko Haram.[1]
- January 1 - Nigeria announces an end to its fuel subsidy scheme leading the Nigeria Labour Congress to call for strikes and street protests.[2]
- January 2 - Boko Haram issues a warning to Christians in northern Nigeria to leave the region within three days.[3]
- January 4 - Two bombs explode in Maiduguri with the Boko Haram movement believed to be responsible.[4]
- January 5 - Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
- January 6 - Eight people are killed and 10 wounded in Kano, in the latest in a series of attacks on church.[7]
- January 7 - At least 37 people are killed in two days of attacks, after radical Islamic group Boko Haram issues an ultimatum for all Christians to leave the north.[8]
- January 20 - Several people are killed in a series of bomb explosions in the city of Kano.[9]
- January 21 - The death toll of a series of co-ordinated bombing attacks in Kano, Nigeria, rises to more than 140. The attacks, which targeted police stations across the city, are attributed to Islamist group Boko Haram.[10]
- January 29 - Gunmen attack a police station in Kano, with Boko Haram believed responsible.[11]
References
- ↑ "Calm returns to Nigeria's Jos". 4 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Nigeria ends fuel subsidies, angering unions". 1 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Islamist militants in Nigeria warn Christians to leave north within 3 days". 2 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Two blasts hit northeast Nigeria, shootout kills 1". 4 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Bomb Blasts Target Northern Nigeria". 4 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Nigeria church hit by deadly gun attack in Gombe". 5 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Another Church Attack in Nigeria Kills 6". 5 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Christians flee attacks in northeast Nigeria". 7 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Many feared dead as deadly suicide blast, explosions rock Kano". 20 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Scores killed in terrorist attacks in Nigeria". 22 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Gunmen attack police station in Nigeria's Kano". 29 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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