Jump to content

2011 Abuja police headquarters bombing

Edit links
Coordinates: 9°01′42″N 7°29′53″E / 9.028203°N 7.498046°E / 9.028203; 7.498046
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2011 Abuja police headquarters bombing
LocationAbuja, FCT, Nigeria
Coordinates9°01′42″N 7°29′53″E / 9.028203°N 7.498046°E / 9.028203; 7.498046
Date16 June 2011
TargetHafiz Ringim
Attack type
Suicide car bombing
WeaponsCar bomb
Deaths2 to 6 (including the perpetrator)
PerpetratorsBoko Haram

The 2011 Abuja police headquarters bombing was believed to be the first suicide bombing in Nigeria's history.[1] The attack occurred on 16 June 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]

It was confirmed that the bomber and a traffic policeman were killed, although authorities said there may have been up to six casualties.[2]

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

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Brock, Joe (17 June 2011). "Nigerian Islamist sect claims bomb attack: paper". Reuters. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b Two die in Abuja bombing Archived 20 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Nation, 16 June 2011.
  3. ^ Force hqtrs bombing: Suicide bomber was a foreigner – Interim report Vanguard, 17 June 2011.
  4. ^ Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists 'bombed Abuja police HQ'


Flag of NigeriaHourglass icon  

This Nigerian history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This terrorism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2011_Abuja_police_headquarters_bombing&oldid=1264669728"