April 8, 2011
T win bomb blasts in Niger and Kaduna States on the eve of
botched April 9 National Assembly election claimed the lives of eight corps
members and a suicide bomber respectively. The Niger State explosion took place
in the premises of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Suleja,
while the Kaduna blast occurred when one of three sacks of 100 dynamites
exploded, killing one of the couriers and leaving another injured
April 9, 2011
An explosion at a polling unit in Unguwar Doki near Monday
Market in Maiduguri, Borno State, left a suicide bomber dead. The explosion
occurred in a polling unit near Maiduguri International Hotel shortly after the
accreditation of voters began.
April 25, 2011
Three bombs exploded in Maiduguri killing at least three
persons. Two of the blasts occurred in a hotel, while the other took place in a
transport hub that night. Victims were rushed to hospitals. Boko Haram promised
to fight on until Muslims regain their freedom all over Nigeria.
May 19, 2011
Three policemen and two soldiers were injured during an
early morning bomb blast along Lagos Street in Maiduguri. The bomb was
suspected to have been planted by members of the Boko Haram sect.
May 29, 2011
On the day of President Goodluck Jonathan’s inauguration,
three bomb blasts rocked Zuba near Abuja, Zaria and Maiduguri. Two people died
in the explosion, while 16 others, including children, were seriously injured.
The explosion in Zuba, a border community between Abuja and Niger State,
according to reports, occurred at a beer parlour that night.
May 30, 2011
Thirteen people were confirmed dead, while 40 others were
seriously injured in an explosion which rocked Nigeria Army’s Mammy Market,
Shadawanka Barracks in Bauchi State. Earlier, an early morning bomb explosion
had occurred along Baga Road in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, which
created apprehension among residents of the city.
June 7, 2011
Five persons died while several others were injured in three
separate bomb blasts in Maiduguri. The bombs were said to have been planted by
members of the Boko Haram that afternoon. One of the blasts took place beside
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church; another at Gwange ward and the last at Kano
Motor Park in the city.
June 10, 2011
An explosion was averted in Kaduna when men of the Police
Anti-Bomb Disposal Unit successfully detonated a live bomb planted in a market
located at Gonin-Gora, in Southern part of Kaduna.
June 16, 2011
A bomb exploded inside the Nigerian Police headquarters in
Abuja, killing three and some others injured. The bomb exploded in a car park
inside the police headquarters.
July 9, 2011
A joint military operation against the BokoHaram sect
resulted in the death of 30 persons including a 13-year-old boy in Maiduguri.
Also in Suleja, Niger State, a bomb targeted at a church killed four and many
others injured.
July 10, 2011
The Nigeria Army said it had shot 11 members of the Boko
Haram dead and denied insinuations that civilians were among the victims.
July 11, 2011
The Boko Haram sect bombed a relaxation joint in Kaduna injuring
seven persons. The incident occurred at about 10.30pm at Fokados Street in the
metropolis. Authorities of the University of Maiduguri shut the institution and
announced the suspension of studies indefinitely as a result of the upsurge of
insecurity in the city.
July 12, 2011
Five persons were killed in a fresh explosion when members
of Boko Haram threw an explosive device on a moving military patrol vehicle.
Spokesman of the Joint Task force Operation Restore Order (JTORO), Col. Victor
Ebhaleme, said a pick-up van with some passengers matched on the planted bomb
at the TotalFilling station and it exploded.
July 13, 2011
Lagos, Ekiti and Oyo States evacuated their citizens from
Maiduguri as a result of prevalent insecurity in the state.
July 15, 2011
Another explosion in Maiduguri rocked the Borno State
capital, injuring five police officers.
July 23, 2011
A bomb explosion occurred near the palace of the Shehu of
Borno, Abubakar Umar Garbai Elkanemi, leaving three soldiers injured. The bomb
was believed to have been targeted at the patrol van of Joint Task Force on
surveillance duty.
July 25, 2011
A bomb exploded near the palace of a traditional ruler in
Maiduguri, killing eight people and injuring others. The Associated Press
reported that spokesman for Joint Task Force, Lt. Col. Hassan Mohammed, refused
to confirm deaths in the incident but an anonymous member of staff of
the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital said he saw two corpses of victims
being taken to the hospital’s mortuary.
July 30, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan set up a committee to negotiate
with the sect which has claimed responsibility for a series of bomb attacks in
North-eastern Nigeria and Abuja. The committee was set up after a meeting
between Jonathan and local leaders in Borno State.
August 15, 2011
A 25-year-old suicide bomber was shot dead by the police
when he drove into the gate of the state police headquarters in Maiduguri and
headed for the main building in an attempt to detonate the bomb. The suicide
bomber was suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram in the state.
August 19, 2011
Members of the Boko Haram shot three policemen and a
civilian dead after breaking into the house of one of the police officers.
Suppliers of explosives to the Boko Haram were arrested in Maiduguri. The state
Police Commissioner Simeon Midenda failed to disclose the name of the supplier.
August 25, 2011
Members of Boko Haram killed four policemen and one soldier
in Gombi, Adamawa State . They later proceeded to two first generation banks
where they killed seven members of staff and carted away an undisclosed sum of
money.
August 26, 2011
The United Nations building in the Federal Capital Territory
(FCT) was reduced to rubbles following a deadly suicide bombing. Nineteen
people were killed while 60 others were severely wounded. UN Secretary General
Ban Ki-Moon condemned the act. Boko Haram claimed responsibility.
August 26, 2011
The sect claims responsibility for a suicide bomb blast on
the UN compound in Abuja, killing 23 people.
September 1, 2011
There was a shootout between Boko Haram members and soldiers
in Song, Adamawa State, leading to the killing of one member of the sect while
another was injured and captured.
September 4, 2011
Muslim cleric, Malam Dala, shot dead by two members of Boko
Haram outside his homein the Zinnari area of Maiduguri.
September 12, 2011
Seven men, including four policemen, are killed by Boko
Haram in bomb and shooting attacks on a police station and a bank in Misau,
Bauchi State. The attackers rob the bank.
September 13, 2011
Members of Boko Haram shot and wounded four soldiers in an
ambush in Maiduguri shortly after the arrest of 15 sect members during military
raids on Boko Haram hideouts in the city.
September 15, 2011
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo visited Babakura Fugu,
brother-in-law to slain Boko Haram leader, Mohammed Yusuf, on a peace mission.
September 17, 2011
Fugu, brother-in-law to slain Boko Haram leader Yusuf, was
shot dead outside his house in Maiduguri by two members of the sect, two days
after he was visited by former President Obasanjo in Maiduguri.
October 3, 2011
Three persons were killed in Boko Haram attacks on Baga
market in Maiduguri. The victims included a tea-seller, a drug store owner and
a passer-by.
October 1, 2011
A butcher and his assistant were killed by gunmen at Baga
market in Maiduguri in a targeted killing. In a separate incident, three people
were killed in a shootout following Boko Haram bomb and shooting attacks on a
military patrol vehicle delivering food to soldiers at a checkpoint in
Maiduguri. All three victims were civilians.
December 5, 2011
Court convicted Sanda Konduga.
December 13, 2011
A suspected Boko Haram member was killed after detonating an
explosive at London Chikin ward of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The
early morning blast damaged valuable property in the area, including a
Volkswagen Golf car with which the deceased carried out his act.
December 18, 2011
Three members of Boko Haram were killed by their own bombs in
an explosion which rocked Shuwari, Maiduguri. Spokesman of the group, Abul
Qaqa, confirmed that the victims were members of the group. He said the group has hundreds of members
that are willing to sacrifice their lives for their beliefs.
December 19, 2011
An explosion hit a building in Kaduna. Two people were
injured. Police said the building was a bomb factory.
December 19, 2011
An Abuja Federal High Court granted bail to the Senator
Aliyu Ndume who is facing four counts of terrorism against him. Ndume was
charged for allegedly sponsoring terrorist acts.
December 22, 2011
Four people were killed and several others injured as Boko
Haram struck in Maiduguri,Borno State and Damaturu, the Yobe Statecapital,
using explosives and guns. Members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) wereamong the
casualties.
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