Within a year of Mr Buhari, "resource control" outfits have almost completely vanished from view. [39] Sambo Dasuki, Nigerian national security advisor, told the commission "that operations against Boko Haram militants meant the military "will be unable to provide adequate security" for the 14 February vote. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_Nigerian_general_election&oldid=1154547086, The remaining 3% voted for other candidates, This page was last edited on 13 May 2023, at 06:11. "[40] "Seventeen out of the 28 registered political parties" supported postponing the elections; 12 opposed, "including the leading opposition party, All Progressives Congress". January 9 - Refugees flee Borno State, Nigeria, following the Boko Haram massacre in the town of Baga. 2000 - Adoption of Islamic Sharia law by several northern states in the face of opposition from Christians. ", Jonathan ran unopposed in the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primaries on 10 December 2014, receiving the nomination of the party. 1984 | P.W. Share this via Reddit The incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, sought his second and final term. Although the approach of these two. There is speculation over whether or not the postponement was motivated by politics rather than security and has raised questions over the political neutrality of the military as well as the independence of INEC.[38]. January 20 - Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau claims responsibility for the attack on the town of Baga, Nigeria in which an unknown number of civilians were killed. [4][6][7], Baga and at least 16 other towns are thought to have been destroyed as over 35,000 people are reported to have been displaced, with many feared to have drowned while trying to cross Lake Chad and others trapped on islands in the lake. KILLING FIELDS: 1,525 Nigerians killed in six weeks of 2021 Additionally, on 5 February, the National Council of State (chaired by President Jonathan) told INEC that it had just launched a major, decisive offensive against Boko Haram for six weeks. Satellite imagery acquired by Human Rights Watch reveals evidence of large-scale destruction, particularly in the town of Doro Gowon, a few kilometers from Baga,the site of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) base. [25][26][27] 2023 BBC. "[10] This followed a spate of Nigerian troops, numbering in the hundreds, fleeing Boko Haram in battle. In Doron Baga, located about 2.5km away, fishing boats present on the 2nd were no longer visible, and "more than 3,100 structures were damaged or destroyed by fire affecting most of the 4 square kilometre town. 2023 BBC. Here is what appears to have happened: On Saturday, January 3, Boko Haram fighters in pickup trucks drove up to a military outpost in Baga. 1993 November - Gen Sani Abacha seizes power, suppresses opposition. "BBC Lied, no Fresh Boko Haram Attack on Baga", "Why did the world ignore Boko Haram's Baga attacks?". He is quick to release statement about the killing in Paris; but dont (sic) say anything about the killings in his own country. Those of us who travel regularly in Nigeria's north-east had become used to what should be a 15-minute journey turning into an hour-long ordeal. Share this via Twitter According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), 30 of Nigeria's 36 states were affected by the floods. National Holidays in Nigeria in 2015 | Office Holidays In 2015, the world, including Nigeria, came together at the United Nations to adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, now known as the SDGs, a roadmap to a better future for all . Western media outlets reported that "over 2,000" people are thought to have been killed or "unaccounted for", but local media reported "at least a hundred" fatalities, while the Nigerian Ministry of Defence said that no more than 150 people in total had been killed, including militants. The attack began on 3 January when Boko Haram overran a military base that was the headquarters of the Multinational Joint Task Force containing troops from Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. The attacks come five weeks away from presidential elections which are likely to trigger even more bloodshed. The 2015 Baga massacre was a series of mass killings carried out by the Boko Haram terrorist group in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Baga and its environs, in the state of Borno, between 3 January and 7 January 2015. The floods were termed as the worst in 40 years, and affected an estimated . Buhari's first year: Five ways Nigeria has changed - BBC News If true, this marks a disturbing and bloody escalation of Boko Harams ongoing onslaught, said Daniel Eyre, Nigeria researcher for Amnesty International. The president's wife, Aisha, is also the most silent first lady Nigeria has had in decades, barely seen or heard - except maybe when she is visiting unkempt children in a refugee camp or donating food items to victims of Boko Haram. The oldest fossil remains found by archaeologists in the southwestern area of Iwo Eleru, near Akure, have been dated to about 9000 bce. [33] Social media also played a vital role in serving as a watchdog for the integrity of the election process, as results from polling stations were quickly posted, thus preventing electoral officials from announcing different results from the ones already publicised online. More than a million people are displaced inside Nigeria and hundreds of thousands have fled across its borders into Chad and Cameroon. President Muhammadu Buhari dissolved the unit on October 11. That figure skyrocketed to $375bn by the end of . [53], According to the Nigerian Constitution, the presidential election must be held by 28 April. This is not the first time that the Baga area has been attacked. [52], The postponement was the topic of a Council on Foreign Relations online conference call with John Campbell on 28 February 2015. February 15 - A suicide bomber kills seven and wounds 30 in the city of, February 16 - Nigeria regains the key town of, March 7 - A series of suicide bombings by Boko Haram in. "We didn't . The country's election commission had promised a better election process, hoping that combating electoral fraud would prevent the violence that had plagued previous Nigerian elections. [32], The presidential election was a trending topic in Nigeria on Twitter, one social media platform reflecting public opinion; although PDP/GEJ may simply have had better support on social media, which is not representative of the population as a whole. One newspaper's headline stated that the "BBC lied" in reporting that the second attack of 7 January had taken place.[23][7]. Independent Nigeria - Encyclopedia Britannica We must be determined to make sure postponement does not demoralize or disenfranchise us. The Nigerian National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) then issued its own report, which attempted to refute Human Rights Watchs findings. It is now quite clear that what happened in Nigeria in 2015 was not a revolution but a scam of historic proportion. January 5 - News emerges that two days prior hundreds of Boko Haram militants had overrun several towns in northeast Nigeria and captured the military base in Baga. Jonathan eventually called for banners containing the hashtag to be taken down and asked for the hashtag to not be used.[36]. [55], The website of the Independent National Electoral Commission was hacked on election day by a group calling itself the Nigerian Cyber Army. Amnesty said then that satellite imagery indicated more than 600 people were killed that day. 2016 November - Niger Delta Avengers rebels bomb three oil pipelines in attempt to renew southern insurgency. [12] Jonathan officially confirmed his candidacy on 11 November at a rally in Abuja, announcing to cheering supporters:[13].mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, "After seeking the face of God, and in the quiet of my family, and after listening to the clarion call of Nigerians, I have accepted to present myself to serve a second term. The extent of the killings is as of yet unknown, and reports vary widely. "Nigeria's Jonathan Slams Paris Attack, Ignores Baga Massacre", "South African Politician, Malema, Attacks Jonathan, Says President "Irresponsible" Over Silence on Baga", "Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan visits Boko Haram stronghold", "2,000 dead and nothing said: leaders ask Nigeria's president to end silence", "The Observer view on Nigeria's potentially explosive election", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_Baga_massacre&oldid=1141201744, Improvised explosive device bombings in Nigeria, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles in need of updating from February 2015, All Wikipedia articles in need of updating, Pages using military navigation subgroups without wide style, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 21:56. In contrast, the opposition All Progressives Congress and its candidate, former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, were quick to condemn the attacks and the government's response. We were all running to get out of town ahead of Boko Haram fighters who have since taken over the area.. 2013 May - Government declares state of emergency in three northern states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa and sends in troops to combat Boko Haram. Four killed as gunmen attack US embassy staff convoy in Nigeria Three other people kidnapped in the attack Nigeria's Anambra state, according to local police. In the months preceding last year's elections, the popular chant on the streets was "Sai Buhari, Sai Buhari", which means "Only Buhari" in Hausa - the most widely-spoken language in the north where the president originates. A lot of events took place in Nigeria that brought us joy, and some we hope never happen again. 2018 - Escalating attacks by Boko Haram from August onwards, targeting army bases. Nigeria's default on the issues of democracy and/or good governance and human rights, strained, without a shadow of a doubt, the relationship between the country's civil society, the international community and the Nigerian state under General Sani Abacha. Share this via Printer. [57] The technology was introduced to prevent voter fraud, but was opposed by President Goodluck Jonathan who called it a "huge national embarrassment" when problems caused a delay. 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A second RSVP concert was planned for Lagos on 8 February. Staff of the government, friends of the government and aspiring friends of the government all aim to dress like the person at the top. Several other big men, previous untouchables, such as former service chiefs, top politicians and government officials, are also sitting in jail awaiting corruption trials, or out on bail. [54], Buhari was supported by The Economist "with a heavy heart" as "the least awful" option; the newspaper was scathing about the repression and economic policy of Buhari's previous regime, but praised his subsequent adherence to democratic process, anti-corruption stance, and the legitimacy he held in the Muslim North as a stronger platform with which to combat Boko Haram. Demonstrators have called for more changes in the security forces as well as reforms to the way the country is run. [43], In addition to growing criticism within Nigeria, on 8 February Vanguard reported that "the United States said it was 'deeply disappointed' by the delay." Read about our approach to external linking. Sat 10 Jan 2015 05.42 EST First published on Fri 9 Jan 2015 14.05 EST. A preliminary report on the incident by the Nigeria National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), quoting a police report and witness accounts to NHRC staff, confirmed Human Rights Watchs information and analysis. [9][10] They reportedly seized a large number of weapons and vehicles, according to Zanna. On 4 October 2020, a video went viral showing SARS officers dragging two men from a hotel and shooting one of them outside.