Africa: Instability persists in Nigeria

Posted On 14 May 2018

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The North Africa Journal – May 14, 2018:  MEA Risk LLC said that for the period of 7 to 13 May 2018, there were 53 critical incidents in Nigeria, resulting in 134 deaths and 215 arrests. Incidents related to the Human & Social category and the Criminality category accounted each for 24.53% of the total incident pool of the week. Tension escalated by a notch this week between the Nigerian police authorities and the Senate over MPs anger at the refusal of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris to testify before the legislative body. Refusing to honor the senate subpoenas on three occasions, Idris said he has no apology for not appearing. Meanwhile, police authorities announce that they will sue the senate to nullify its resolution against the IDP.

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo named three former government officials whom he accused of stealing $3 billion from a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) contract during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Allison-Madueke is among the three named.

On the security front, killings, mostly in the center of the country continued, with at least 45 people killed in an another attack in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna state on 5 May. In Nasarawa, at least three people were killed by unknown gunmen in attacks in Keana targeting ethnic Tivs. In Benue, several people were injured in Guma on 9 May, in a new attack attributed to herdsmen. In Adamawa, at least eight people were killed in an attack in Numan. The gunmen are believed to be herdsmen. In Taraba, nine people from Ussa were killed by an unidentified gang on 9 May.

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