2012 in Nigeria

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The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Nigeria.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Goodluck Jonathan (PDP)
• Vice President: Namadi Sambo (PDP)

Governors

• Governor of Rivers State: Chibuike Amaechi (PDP)

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
  • Bombs explode in two northern Nigerian cities.^[5]
  • Gunmen attack a church in Gombe killing at least six people.^[6]
• 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

1. "Calm returns to Nigeria's Jos". 4 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
2. "Nigeria ends fuel subsidies, angering unions". 1 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
3. "Islamist militants in Nigeria warn Christians to leave north within 3 days". 2 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
4. "Two blasts hit northeast Nigeria, shootout kills 1". 4 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
5. "Bomb Blasts Target Northern Nigeria". 4 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
6. "Nigeria church hit by deadly gun attack in Gombe". 5 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
7. "Another Church Attack in Nigeria Kills 6". 5 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
8. "Christians flee attacks in northeast Nigeria". 7 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
9. "Many feared dead as deadly suicide blast, explosions rock Kano". 20 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
10. "Scores killed in terrorist attacks in Nigeria". 22 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
11. "Gunmen attack police station in Nigeria's Kano". 29 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.