Since 2010 new approaches to political behaviour took centre stage in Nigeria. Nigeria is a complex phenomena, chaos in reality and an artificial edifice with unique character.
One way political response and behaviour reached out Nigeria chaos is through deployment of bombs and suicide bombing since 2011 by unconfirmed non-state actors. Innocent citizens have been killed, maimed and traumatised. Properties worth millions of Naira have been lost. Its effect has reached the heart of federal government that for the second year in a row, national celebrations have been suspended in fear of suicide bomb/bombers.
Data of northern-Islamic-terrorist bombing campaign (Dec 2011 - July 2012) is now collected from various sources and collated for various kinds of analysis. So far the following patterns have become apparent;
- Over 90% of the terrorist bombs took place in Northern Nigeria in locations with Muslim majority populations. Pivoted on FCT Abuja funneling out encompassing North Central and North East Regions!
- Hotspots include Kaduna, FCT Abuja, Plateau and Yobe States
- 51% of attacks took place on weekend with 44% on Sundays
- 92% of Sunday attacks took place in the morning (AM)
- 39% of attacked targeted Churches or places of Christian worship
- 17% of attacks targeted security assets/personnel (Police, SSS, Army and Airforce)
- 13% of attacks targeted media assets/personnel
For spatial visualisation of attacks across Nigeria click on the link, 9jaTerroBombs. Be mindful that the content is not regarded as a map in a classical sense. The accuracy of attack location is poor as data sources do not have addresses. Zoom in to street level (locations) to have better observation. The data will be updated if there is need for it.
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