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100 bodies were reported to be found beside police headquarters in Maiduguri.<ref name="Nigerian Islamist attacks spread">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8169966.stm|title=Nigerian Islamist attacks spread|date=2009-07-27|accessdate=2009-07-27|publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref name="Over 100 dead in Nigerian clashes">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0727/nigeria.html|title=Over 100 dead in Nigerian clashes|date=2009-07-27|accessdate=2009-07-27|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]]}}</ref> Hundreds of people are leaving their homes there to escape the violence.<ref name="Nigerian Islamist attacks spread"/><ref name="Over 100 dead in Nigerian clashes"/> A jailbreak was also reported but this has not yet been confirmed.<ref name="Nigerian Islamist attacks spread"/> Several civilian corpses lie on the city's streets; many were shot dead after being pulled from cars.<ref name="Nigerian Islamist attacks spread"/> The country's army and police are on patrol and firing.<ref name="Nigerian Islamist attacks spread"/> |
100 bodies were reported to be found beside police headquarters in Maiduguri.<ref name="Nigerian Islamist attacks spread">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8169966.stm|title=Nigerian Islamist attacks spread|date=2009-07-27|accessdate=2009-07-27|publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref name="Over 100 dead in Nigerian clashes">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0727/nigeria.html|title=Over 100 dead in Nigerian clashes|date=2009-07-27|accessdate=2009-07-27|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]]}}</ref> Hundreds of people are leaving their homes there to escape the violence.<ref name="Nigerian Islamist attacks spread"/><ref name="Over 100 dead in Nigerian clashes"/> A jailbreak was also reported but this has not yet been confirmed.<ref name="Nigerian Islamist attacks spread"/> Several civilian corpses lie on the city's streets; many were shot dead after being pulled from cars.<ref name="Nigerian Islamist attacks spread"/> The country's army and police are on patrol and firing.<ref name="Nigerian Islamist attacks spread"/> |
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On July 28, Army soldiers reportedly launched an offensive on the compound of sect leader [[Mohammed Yusuf]] and a nearby mosque used by his followers in the Borno state capital of Maiduguri. Troops shelled Mohammed Yusuf's home in the city after Yusuf's followers barricaded themselves inside.<ref name="Nigerian troops shell Islamists"/><ref name="Sect leader's home shelled">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,25851473-38195,00.html?from=public_rss|title=Sect leader's home shelled|date=2009-07-29|accessdate=2009-07-28|publisher=news.com.au}}</ref><ref name="Nigerian troops surround militant hideout">{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1161084.html|title=Nigerian troops surround militant hideout|date=2009-07-28|accessdate=2009-07-28|publisher=''[[The Miami Herald]]''}}</ref> Shots rained across the city.<ref name="Nigerian troops shell Islamists">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8172437.stm|title=Nigerian troops shell Islamists|date=2009-07-28|accessdate=2009-07-28|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> On July 30, Nigerian security forces killed 100 Boko Haram militants in house-to-house fighting in Maiduguri. 3 Nigerian policemen were also killed. Maidguri was declared secure, and Nigerian forces began setting up mortar positions in order to shell the remaining enemy compound. On July 30, Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, leader of Boko Haram, was captured by Nigerian security forces and was shot dead while in police custody.<ref name="600 killed in Nigeria siege"/> On 2 August 2009 another group of women and children abducted by the Boko Haram sect were found locked in a house in Maiduguri.<ref name=police>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8180257.stm|title=Nigerian police find sect women |date=2009-08-02 |accessdate=2009-08-02|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> The military said 700 people were killed in Maiduguri alone during violent clashes between police and the Islamic sect.<ref name=police/> |
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| 2009 Nigerian sectarian violence | |||||||
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 The battles began in Bauchi and quickly spread elsewhere. | |||||||
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 Boko Haram |
 Nigeria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf † |
Isa Yuguda Ali Modu Sheriff Ibrahim Geidam | ||||||
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| Over 700. [1][2] | |||||||
The 2009 Nigerian sectarian violence was a conflict between Boko Haram, a militant Islamist group and Nigerian security forces. The violence resulted in 700 deaths between 26 and 29 July 2009 across four cities in north east Nigeria. [3]
The battles began on 26 July when Boko Haram attacked a police station in retaliation for the arrest of its leaders. The Nigeria Police Force has responded with their own retaliation and a curfew fell on the area. The attacks spread and by the next day corpses were located at police stations, people were fleeing their homes and some were being pulled from their cars to be shot dead as police stations burned to the ground.
Nigerian troops then surrounded the home of Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf in Maiduguri on 28 July after his followers barricaded themselves inside.
It is the worst sectarian violence the country has experienced since November 2008.[4] It has been suggested that politics, not religion, is the cause of the violence.[5]
Prior to the clashes, many local Muslim leaders and at least one military official had warned the Nigerian authorities about Boko Haram. Those warnings were reportedly ignored.[2]
Bauchi
On 26 July, over fifty people were killed and several dozen were injured in Bauchi when a gun-battle erupted as a police station was attacked by seventy Nigerian Boko Haram gang members who possessed grenades and guns.[6][7] The attack was carried out following the detainment of the gang's leaders.[6] Security forces then retaliated by attacking areas linked to the gang.[6] Over 200 people were arrested.[6]
Isa Yuguda, State Governor of Bauchi, commented: "We have pre-empted the militants. Otherwise the situation would have been bad. I'm calling on all the people of Bauchi to be calm and be rest assured the situation has been brought under control."
A night time curfew was declared in the aftermath and police maintained a visible profile.[7][8] Businesses were still open in the area.[7]
Maiduguri
100 bodies were reported to be found beside police headquarters in Maiduguri.[8][9] Hundreds of people are leaving their homes there to escape the violence.[8][9] A jailbreak was also reported but this has not yet been confirmed.[8] Several civilian corpses lie on the city's streets; many were shot dead after being pulled from cars.[8] The country's army and police are on patrol and firing.[8]
On July 28, Army soldiers reportedly launched an offensive on the compound of sect leader Mohammed Yusuf and a nearby mosque used by his followers in the Borno state capital of Maiduguri. Troops shelled Mohammed Yusuf's home in the city after Yusuf's followers barricaded themselves inside.[10][11][12] Shots rained across the city.[10] On July 30, Nigerian security forces killed 100 Boko Haram militants in house-to-house fighting in Maiduguri. 3 Nigerian policemen were also killed. Maidguri was declared secure, and Nigerian forces began setting up mortar positions in order to shell the remaining enemy compound. On July 30, Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, leader of Boko Haram, was captured by Nigerian security forces and was shot dead while in police custody.[1] On 2 August 2009 another group of women and children abducted by the Boko Haram sect were found locked in a house in Maiduguri.[13] The military said 700 people were killed in Maiduguri alone during violent clashes between police and the Islamic sect.[13]
Potiskum
A gun-battle lasting several hours took place in Potiskum where a police station was also set alight and burnt to the ground, killing two people; police arrested twenty-three more.[8]
Wudil
Three people were killed in an attack in Wudil, leading to over thirty-three arrests.[8] Wudil's senior police officer was injured.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Islamist sect leader shot dead after 600 killed in Nigeria siege". The Times. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ a b "Nigeria accused of ignoring sect warnings before wave of killings". The Guardian. 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ Nigeria survivors describe night of terror by sect, Associated Press via The Guardian, 2009-08-04
- ^ "Nigerian forces shell sect leader's home". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Politics Vs Religion in Nigeria Attacks". IslamOnline. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ a b c d "Nigeria forces kill 32 after attack on police station". Reuters. 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ a b c "Security forces kill 50 in Nigeria". The Irish Times. 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nigerian Islamist attacks spread". BBC. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ a b "Over 100 dead in Nigerian clashes". RTÉ. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ a b "Nigerian troops shell Islamists". BBC News. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ^ "Sect leader's home shelled". news.com.au. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ^ "Nigerian troops surround militant hideout". The Miami Herald. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Nigerian police find sect women". BBC News. 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2009-08-02.