Some of the most significant incidents of killings, kidnappings and political violence in Nigeria from May 26 to June 1, 2018
May 27: Two Boko Haram suicide bombers killed themselves and three others in Konduga, Borno.
May 27: Herdsmen killed two in Logo, Benue.
May 27: Herdsmen killed four in Ushongo, Benue.
May 28: Boko Harm killed one in Askira/Uba, Borno.
May 29: Gunmen killed eight in Chikun, Kaduna.
May 29: Herdsmen killed three in Barkin Ladi, Plateau.
May 29: Bandits killed two policemen in Obio/Akpor, Rivers.
May 30: A cult war resulted in nine deaths in Yenagoa, Bayelsa.
May 31: Nigerian troops rescued nine hostages and killed three Boko Haram militants in Gwoza, Borno.
May 31: Five Nigerian soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram ambush in Gwoza, Borno; “several” (estimated at five) Boko Haram militants were also killed.
May 31: Herdsmen killed two in Logo, Benue.
May 31: Twenty-five were kidnapped in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna.
June 1: Cultists abducted three students in Etim Ekpo, Akwa Ibom.
June 1: Bandits killed fifteen in Anka, Zamfara.
June 1: Gunmen killed three in Barkin Ladi, Plateau.
CREDIT: John Campbell, Council of foreign relations