WEEK$OF$MARCH$19TH$TO$25TH,$2017$
S/
No%
Scale%of%
Incident%
Date%of%
Country%
Occurrence%%
%Incidents%
Location%
1"
LOW"
19'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
ARMED% ATTACK:% One" person" was" Delta"
reportedly"killed"in"an"attack"carried"out"by"
members"of"a"suspected"cult"group"in"Oleh"
community," Isoko'South" LGA" of" Delta"
State."
"
Cult'related" violence" across" states" in" the"
southern" region" persists" despite" several"
security" interventions" adopted" by" state"
government"to"curb"attacks."
2"
LOW"
20'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
VIOLENT% DEMONSTRATION:% 6" people" Cross"River"
were" reportedly" injured" including" 5" Police"
Personnel" and" the" community" head" in" a"
violent" protest" conducted" by" community"
Timeline%
Casualty/prop
erty%
damages/%
Affected%
Population%
Similar"
•
incident"in"the"
state"includes"
the"19th"March"
2017"attack"by"
suspected"cult"
groups"that"
killed"one"
person"in"
Aladja"
community,"
Udu"LGA"of"
Delta"State"
"
•
•
Coping%
Mechanis
m/%
response
s%
One"dead"
•
No" reported"
security"
intervention."
6"injured."
Vehicle"
seized"
•
Security"
operatives"
deployed"
disperse"
to"
3"
LOW"
20'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
4"
HIGH"
20'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
youths" over" control" of" Oil" Palm" Estate" in"
Oku'Borum" community," Njuo" ward," Boki"
LGA"of"Cross"Rivers"State."
Community" youths" reportedly" seized" a"
Police"vehicle"and"injured"Police"Personnel"
deployed" to" disperse" protesters" in" the"
incident.""
RAINSTORM:% One" person" was" reportedly" Lagos"
killed" in" the" collapse" of" a" church" building"
fence" due" to" rainstorm" incident" at" Ikola'
Ilumo"area,"Oke'Odo"LCDA"of"Lagos"State."
Several" residential" buildings," churches,"
electrical"installations"were"also"reportedly"
destroyed" across" several" locations" in" Ipaja"
and"Agbado"area"of"the"state."
ARMED% ATTACK:% At" least" 52" people" were" Benue"
reportedly" killed," several" others" injured"
and" abducted" in" a" coordinated" attack"
carried" out" by" unidentified" gunmen" at"
International" Yam" market," Debeer" and"
Asahatar" area," Zaki" Biam" community,"
Ukum"LGA"of"Benue"State.""
Several" vehicles" were" reportedly" burnt"
down"in"the"incident."
The" attackers" who" disguised" in" Military"
uniforms" reportedly" stormed" the" area" in"
vehicles" and" motorcycles," shooting"
protesters" and"
restore"peace."
"
Similar"
incident"in"the"
state"includes"
the"16th"March"
2017"attack"by"
unidentified"
gunmen"that"
killed"10"
people"with"
several"others"
injured"in"
separate"
•
•
•
•
•
•
One"dead"
Residential"
buildings,"
electrical"
installation
s"
destroyed."
•
Rescue"
operations"
conducted" by"
the"
State"
Emergency"
Management"
Agency."
52"dead"
Several"
injured."
Several"
abducted."
Several"
vehicles"
burnt"
down."
•
The"
Police"
Command"
arrested"
3"
suspects"
as"
investigations"
have"
commenced."
On'the'site'
assessment" of"
the" affected"
area" by" the"
State" Governor"
•
5"
LOW"
21'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
sporadically"at"residents"and"traders."
The"motive"behind"the"attack"is"unknown."
"
Reports" from" the" Benue" State" Police"
Command" claimed" a" fatality" of" 17" people"
with"11"others"injured."
DEMONSTRATION:% Graduate" farmers" in" Ekiti"
commercial" farming" at" Oke'Ako'Ipao" area"
of" Ekiti" State" reportedly" conducted" a"
protest"at"the"State"House"of"Assembly"and"
State" Governor’s" Office" over" an" alleged"
destruction" of" crops" by" suspected"
herdsmen"in"the"state.""
The" suspected" herdsmen" reportedly"
destroyed"maize"and"cassava"plantations"in"
over" 30" and" 20" hectares" of" land"
respectively"during"grazing"activities.""
The" destruction" of" crops" during" grazing"
activities" by" herdsmen" threatens" food"
security."
attacks"carried"
out"in"Katsina'
Ala"and"Ukum"
LGA’s"of"Benue"
State"
"
to"ascertain"the"
extent"
of"
damages."
•
Maize"and" •
Cassava"
plantation"
destroyed."
The"
State"
Government"
has"
commenced"
investigations"
into"
the"
incident."
6"
LOW"
21'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
"ACCIDENTAL%DISCHARGE:%One"person"was" Benue"
reportedly" killed" by" stray" bullets" shot" by"
Military" Personnel" deployed" to" Jato" Aka"
community,"Kwande"LGA"of"Benue"State."
The" incident" occurred" following" an" alarm"
raised" by" suspected" herdsmen" over" the"
seizure" of" their" vehicle" by" community"
vigilante" group" for" allegedly" being" in"
possession"of"weapons.""
"
•
One"dead"
•
Security"
Operatives"
deployed"
to"
the" scene" of"
incident"
to"
maintain" peace"
and"security"
7"
LOW"
22'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
"DEMONSTRATION:% Community" women" Ebonyi"
from" Isu" community" in" Onicha" LGA" of"
Ebonyi" State" reportedly" conducted" a"
protest" at" Abakaliki" LGA" against" the"
criminal" activities" perpetuated" by"
suspected"Fulani"Herdsmen"in"the"state.""
"
•
One"raped" •
•
Farmlands"
destroyed."
The"
State"
Government"
has"
commenced"
investigations"
into"
the"
incident"
to"
track"
down"
perpetrators" of"
the"crime"
The" protest" was" reportedly" triggered"
following"the"rape"of"a"70'year'old"woman"
and" the" destruction" of" farmlands" during"
grazing" activities" by" suspected" Fulani"
herdsmen"in"the"state."
8"
LOW"
22'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
VIOLENT% CLASH:% One" person" was" Kwara"
reportedly" killed" with" several" others"
injured" in" a" violent" clash" between"
members"of"the"Tricycle"Association"of"the"
National"Union"of"Road"Transport"Workers"
(NURTW)" and" Road" Transport" Employers"
Association"of"Nigeria"(RTEAN)"in"Gambari,"
Ipata" and" Amilegbe" areas," Ilorin" LGA" of"
Kwara"State."
"
•
One"dead"
•
Several"
injured"
Similar"
•
incident"in"the"
state"includes" •
the"15th"March"
2017"suicide"
bomb"
explosion"that"
killed"6"people"
7"dead"
•
"Officials" of" the"
State"
Police"
Command"
deployed"
to"
avert" reprisal"
attack" while" 6"
people" have"
been" arrested"
in" connection"
with"the"clash."
•
Security"
Operatives"
deployed"
to"
restore" peace"
and"security."
The" crisis" was" reportedly" triggered"
following" the" death" of" the" victim" by" stray"
bullets" from" Policemen" deployed" to"
restore"normalcy"in"the"affected"area."
The" clash" disrupted" commercial" activities,"
as"shop"owners"fled"for"safety."
9"
MEDIUM"
22'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
ARMED%ATTACK:%7"people"were"reportedly" Borno"
killed"including"4"community"members"and"
3"suicide"bombers"with"18"others"injured"in"
multiple" suicide" bomb" explosions" at"
Gulumba," Muna" Da’ati" and" Sini" Baya"
unofficial" Internally" Displaced" persons"
Camps" " (IDP)" at" Maiduguri" LGA," Borno"
18"injured"
State."
Suicide" bomb" attacks" by" suspected" Boko"
Haram"members"have"continued"unabated"
amid"
security"
counter'insurgency"
operations" in" the" northeast" region" of"
Nigeria."
"
10"
LOW"
23'3'20117" NIGERIA"
SECURITY% RAID:% Officials" of" the" Nigerian" Borno"
Army" reportedly" destroyed" a" suspected"
Boko" Haram" IED" factory" at" Gambole"
village,"Konduga"LGA"of"Borno"State"during"
security"clearance"operations"in"the"state."
"
A" Military" Personnel" was" reportedly"
injured"with"10"people"rescued"including"4"
females"and"6"children"in"the"incident."
"
4" suicide" vests," stolen" Military" desert"
camouflage" and" 3" motorcycles" were"
reportedly"recovered"in"the"incident."
including"4"
suspected"
suicide"
bombers"with"
16"others"
injured"in"
Usmanti"and"
Alkunmi"
village,"
Maiduguri"LGA"
of"Borno"State."
Similar"
• One"
•
incident"in"the"
injured"
state"includes" • 10"
the"8th"March"
rescued."
2017"security" • Suicide"
clearance"
vests,"
operations"by"
military"
Military"with"
desert"
one"Military"
camouflage"
Personnel"
and"
killed,"13"
motorcycle
others"injured,"
s"
2""missing"with"
recovered."
505"others"
rescued"in"
Borno"State"
Security"
clearance"
operations"
ongoing."
11"
HIGH"
23'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
CEREBRUM%
SPINAL%
MENINGITIS% Sokoto"
EPIDEMIC:%The"Sokoto"State"Commissioner"
for" Health" reportedly" confirmed" an"
increase" in" deaths" following" the" outbreak"
of" Cerebrum" Spinal" Meningitis" (CSM)"
disease" in" the" State." 14" people" were"
reportedly" confirmed" dead" in" Kebbe."
Bondinga," Rabah," Wamakko," Gada,"
Dange/Shuni"and"Tureta"LGA’s"in"the"state."
"
330" mixed" cases" of" severe" malaria" and"
meningitis" were" reported" with" 40" cases"
confirmed"with"Meningitis"in"the"state."
"
The"outbreak"of"CSM"is"due"to"the"intense"
heat," as" daily" temperature" currently"
averages" as" high" as" 39" degree" Celsius" in"
the"northern"region"of"Nigeria"
Similar"
•
incident"in"the" •
state"includes"
the"16th"March"
2017"outbreak"
of"Cerebrum"
Spinal"
Meningitis"
(CSM)"disease"
that"killed"7"
people"in"Gada"
and"Wauru"
towns,"Gada"
LGA"of"Sokoto"
State."
7"dead"
26"people"
hospitalize
d."
12"
LOW"
23'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
DRUG% TRAFFICKING:% Operatives" of" the" Lagos"
National" Drug" Law" Enforcement" Agency"
(NDLEA)"reportedly"arrested"2"people"with"
2.045kg" of" heroine" at" the" Murtala"
Mohammed" International" Airport," Ikeja"
LGA"of"Lagos"State.""
The" suspects" were" reportedly" arrested"
during"inward"screening"of"passengers."
Similar"
•
incident"in"the" •
state"includes"
the"16th"March"
2017""arrest"of"
drug"trafficker"
who"ingested"
66"wraps"of"
2"arrested" •
2.045kg"of"
heroine"
seized."
•
The"
State"
Government"
deployed" 150"
medical"
personnel" with"
15"
rapid"
response"
health" teams"
to" the" affected"
areas"
to"
conduct" case"
definition,"
identification"
and"
contact"
tracing" while"
also"
raising"
awareness" on"
the"disease"and"
immunization."
Operatives" of"
the" NDLEA" are"
currently"
interrogating"
the"suspect."
13"
MEDIUM"
24'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
FOOD% POISOINING:% 2" people" were" Cross"River"
reportedly" confirmed" dead" with" 44" others"
hospitalized" as" a" result" of" food" poisoning"
at" a" restaurant" along" Arangbong'Oboso"
roundabout,"Oboso"community,"Ogoja"LGA"
of"Cross"River"State."
"
The" motive" behind" the" food" poisoning"
unknown."
14"
LOW"
24'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
ARREST:%Operatives"of"the"Nigeria"Security" Bayelsa"
and" Civil" Defence" Corps" (NSCDC)"
reportedly" arrested" 2" Police" Personnel" for"
their" alleged" involvement" in" illegal" oil"
bunkering" along" Otusega'Okaki" road,"
heroine"
weighing"
1.115kg"at"the""
Murtala"
Mohammed"
International"
Airport,"Lagos."
"
•
•
"
•
•
2"dead"
•
44"
hospitalize
d."
The"
State"
government"
deployed"
a"
team"
of"
epidemiologist"
doctors,"
community"
health" workers"
to" the" affected"
area," while" the"
Police"
have"
arrested"
the"
suspect"
for"
alleged"
food"
poisoning.""
2"arrested" • Officials" of" the"
NSCDC"
412"AGO"
commenced"
recovered."
investigations"
into"
the"
15"
LOW"
25'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
Ogbia"LGA"of"Bayelsa"state."
412" liters" of" suspected" illegally" refined"
Automotive"Gas"Oil"(AGO)"were"reportedly"
recovered"in"the"incident."
"
The" arrest" is" in" view" of" the" Nigerian"
government" efforts" to" tackle" pipeline"
vandalism" and" oil" theft" in" the" south'south"
region"of"Nigeria."
ARMED% ATTACK:% One" person" was" Delta"
reportedly" killed" with" one" other" injured" in"
separate" attacks" carried" out" by" suspected"
Fulani" Herdsmen" at" Ovre'Abraka"
community," Ethiope'East" LGA" and"
Obiaruku" community," Ukwuani" LGA" of"
Delta"State."
The" victims" were" reportedly" attacked" in"
their"farms."
The" unabated" attacks" by" herdsmen" on"
local" farmers" reportedly" sparked" public"
outrage" amid" efforts" by" the" State"
government"in"preventing"attacks."
incident" as" the"
suspects" are"
currently" being"
detained"at"the"
NSCDC"
headquarters"
in"
Bayelsa"
state."
Similar"
incident"in"the"
state"includes"
violent"clash"
between"
residents"of"
Omumu"
community"
and"suspected"
Fulani"
Herdsmen"
with"2"people"
killed"in"Ika'
South"LGA"of"
Delta"State"
•
•
One"dead"
One"
injured"
•
No" reported"
security"
intervention."
"
16"
LOW"
25'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
ARREST:%The"Bauchi"State"Police"Command" Bauchi"
reportedly" arrested" 6" members" of" a"
suspected" armed" gang" known" as" “Sara"
Suka”"for"allegedly"carrying"out"violence"on"
residents"in"Gwallaga"area"of"Bauchi"State.""
The" attackers" reportedly" injured" 2" people"
in"the"incident."
Machetes," Knives" and" Cutlasses" were"
reportedly"recovered"from"the"armed"gang"
around" Nassarawa" Primary" School" in" the"
state.""
"
•
•
•
2"injured"
•
6"arrested"
Several"
weapons"
recovered."
The"
State"
Police"
Command" has"
commenced"
investigations"
into"
the"
incident."
17"
LOW"
25'3'2017"
NIGERIA"
"ARMED% ATTACK:% 3" people" were" Benue"
reportedly"killed"with"4"houses"burnt"down"
in" a" reprisal" attack" carried" out" by"
community"youths"of"Tse'Chia"village,"Zaki"
Biam" community," Ukum" LGA" of" Benue"
State."
"
•
3"dead"
•
4"houses"
burnt"
down"
Security"
Operatives"
deployed"
to"
maintain" peace"
and"security."
"
"
The" attack" was" reportedly" in" retaliation"
over" the" death" of" 52" people" in" Zaki" Biam"
community" by" unidentified" armed" gang" in"
the"state"on"the"20th"March"2017."
•