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This is a list of wars involving the Federal Republic of Nigeria and its predecessor states. Other conflicts. Mbaise Rebellion Battles against the British 1902–1917 – In 1900, the British created the Southern Nigeria Protectorate.
The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence from Nigeria in 1967.
In the 21st Century, Nigeria is dealing with sectarian communal violence between Muslims and Christians and with a bloody insurgency by a Muslim rebel group called Boko Haram. Below are the wars, conflicts, and military coups that have dominated Nigeria over the decades since independence.
22 kwi 2024 · Nigeria’s federal system bestows governors with the responsibility of addressing the issues driving the country’s multiple conflicts, including intercommunal violence, deepening regional divides, armed banditry and terrorism.
The Nigerian Civil War was fought from 1967 to 1970 between Nigeria’s federal government and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state. Ethnic conflict, economic inequality, and educational disparities were among the factors contributing to the outbreak of war.
BBC News, Lagos. Getty Images. A spate of gruesome killings, kidnappings and extortion rackets has left residents of south-eastern Nigeria living in fear. An armed group is fighting for the...
In North East Nigeria, more than two-thirds of conflict events in households (72%) were caused by insurgents. A smaller minority of conflict was due to crime or cultism (15%), disputes over land or resources (7%), and ethnicity, politics, or religion (2%).
