List of massacres in Nigeria

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Nigeria:

Lists of massacres

<small>Note: below categories may be imprecise and somewhat overlap. Reports sometimes misattribute motivation as well as the attacks possibly having mixed/multiple motivations. For example, a communal conflict between herders and farmers may appear motivated by religion and thus be categorized as "religious massacre" because of the religion of the involved parties.</small>

Political and religious motivated massacres

Bandit attacks

Herder-farmer conflicts and communal conflicts

See also: Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria and Communal conflicts in Nigeria

See also

• Boko Haram insurgency
• Timeline of the Boko Haram insurgency
• Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria

Literature

• , "Religious violence in Nigeria: Causal diagnoses and strategic recommendations to the state and religious communities", African Journal on Conflict Resolution (2012) p.&nbsp;107-112.

References