The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Nigeria.

2016
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Nigeria

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  • January - Nigeria's economy contracted 1.5%, the first time it had shrunk in 25 years[1]
  • 4 January - Haliru Mohammed Bello, the former Defense Minister and campaign manager for former President Goodluck Jonathan, was arrested on suspicion of money laundering.[2]
  • 12 January - Boko Haram militants shot and killed 7 people and burned down 10 houses in Madagali, Adamawa[3]
  • 11 February - Two individuals identified as female detonated explosive devices in a camp located in Dikwa, Borno. The incident resulted in the loss of approximately 58 lives among internally displaced persons (IDPs). Additionally, another individual, described as a girl, admitted to security authorities that she refrained from carrying out a similar suicide mission after realizing that her relatives were seeking refuge in the camp.
  • 11 June - 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards took place in Port Harcourt.
  • July - A commission of inquiry established by the state government suggested that soldiers responsible for the deaths of 347 members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria in Zaria, Kaduna state, during December 12-14, 2015, should face prosecution.[4]
  • October - The Kaduna State government implemented a ban on the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), prompting similar bans on Shia groups in four northern states. Subsequently, instances of violence involving mobs and law enforcement have occurred during Shia religious activities, resulting in fatalities among IMN members across Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Plateau, Sokoto, and Yobe States.[5]
  • 29 October - Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill at least nine people in Maiduguri.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Nigeria's economy shrinks in 2016 for first time in 25 years".
  2. ^ "Nigeria's ex-Defence minister arraigned for money laundering". Star Africa. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ 7 killed in Nigeria attack Archived 2016-02-03 at the Wayback Machine ENCA
  4. ^ "2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nigeria".
  5. ^ Human Rights Watch (2017-01-12), "Nigeria: Events of 2016", Share this via Facebook, retrieved 2024-05-15
  6. ^ "WITNESSES: BOMB BLASTS KILL 9 IN NORTHEASTERN NIGERIAN CITY". 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.