2011 Abuja police headquarters bombing

Major attacks attributed to Boko Haram

Bold indicates attacks resulting in over 50 deaths
2009: Nigerian sectarian violence – 2010: Bauchi prison break – 1st Abuja – 2nd Abuja – 2011: Northern Nigeria bombings – 3rd Abuja (Police HQ) – 4th Abuja (UN building) – Damaturu bombings – Northern Nigeria clashes  – Christmas Day bombings  –

The 2011 Abuja police headquarters bombing was believed to be the first suicide bombing in Nigeria's history.[1] The attack happened on June 16, 2011, when a suicide bomber drove a car bomb onto the premises of the Louis Edet House in Abuja, the headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force.[2] He may have been trying to kill Inspector-General of Police Hafiz Ringim, whose convoy he followed into the compound, but he was stopped by security before he could do so.[3]

The bomber and a traffic policeman were killed, though authorities said up to six people may have been killed.[2]

The violent Islamist group Boko Haram claimed the explosion.[4]

See also

2011 Abuja bombing

References

  1. ^ Brock, Joe (2011-06-17). "Nigerian Islamist sect claims bomb attack: paper". Reuters. http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE75G0BF20110617?sp=true. Retrieved 2011-06-17. 
  2. ^ a b Two die in Abuja bombing The Nation, June 16, 2011.
  3. ^ Force hqtrs bombing: Suicide bomber was a foreigner — Interim report Vanguard, June 17, 2011.
  4. ^ Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists 'bombed Abuja police HQ'