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Events in the year 2001 in Nigeria
Incumbents
Governors
- Abia State: Orji Uzor Kalu
- Adamawa State: Boni Haruna
- Akwa Ibom State: Victor Attah
- Anambra State: Chinwoke Mbadinuju
- Bauchi State: Adamu Mu'azu
- Bayelsa State: Diepreye Alamieyeseigha
- Benue State: George Akume
- Borno State: Mala Kachalla
- Cross River State: Donald Duke
- Delta State: James Ibori
- Ebonyi State: Sam Egwu
- Edo State: Lucky Igbinedion
- Ekiti State: Niyi Adebayo
- Enugu State: Chimaroke Nnamani
- Gombe State: Abubakar Habu Hashidu
- Imo State: Achike Udenwa
- Jigawa State: Ibrahim Saminu Turaki
- Kaduna State: Ahmed Makarfi
- Kano State: Rabiu Kwankwaso
- Katsina State: Umaru Yar'Adua
- Kebbi State: Adamu Aliero
- Kogi State: Abubakar Audu
- Kwara State: Mohammed Lawal
- Lagos State: Bola Tinubu
- Nasarawa State: Abdullahi Adamu
- Niger State: Abdulkadir Kure
- Ogun State: Olusegun Osoba
- Ondo State: Adebayo Adefarati
- Osun State: Adebisi Akande
- Oyo State: Lam Adesina
- Plateau State: Joshua Dariye
- Rivers State: Peter Odili
- Sokoto State: Attahiru Bafarawa
- Taraba State: Jolly Nyame
- Yobe State: Bukar Ibrahim
- Zamfara State: Ahmad Sani Yerima
Events
- 9 July – Death of serial killer Derico Nwamama by the Bakassi Boys.[3]
- 17 July – Bowen University established.[4]
- October – Zaki Biam massacre: The Nigerian army executes hundreds of unarmed TIV civilians in response to the killing of 19 soldiers.[5][6][7][8][9]
- 23 December – The Minister of Justice, Bola Ige, is assassinated.[10][11][12]
Births
- 7 April – Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, athlete[13]
Deaths
References
- ↑ "Olusegun Obasanjo | Biography, Age, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Nigeria election 2023: Who is Atiku Abubakar of the PDP?". BBC News. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Profiling Nigeria's Notorious Armed Robbers: (Okwudili Ndiwe aka Derico) | Pulse Nigeria". www.pulse.ng. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
- ↑ Patrick, Ndayizigamiye; Glenda, Barlow-Jones; Roelien, Brink; Stella, Bvuma; Rehana, Minty; Siyabonga, Mhlongo (9 October 2020). Perspectives on ICT4D and Socio-Economic Growth Opportunities in Developing Countries. IGI Global. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-7998-2985-0.
- ↑ Onishi, Norimitsu (30 October 2001). "Nigeria Army Said to Massacre Hundreds of Civilians". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ↑ Ayittey, G. (30 April 2016). Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future. Springer. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-137-12278-0.
- ↑ NY Times. "Nigeria Army Said to Massacre Hundreds of Civilians".
- ↑ "Military revenge in Benue:". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ Amnesty International. "Nigeria: Security forces: Serving to protect and respect human rights?".
- ↑ Hilton, John L.; Hilton, John; Gosling, Anne (2007). Alma Parens Originalis?: The Receptions of Classical Literature and Thought in Africa, Europe, the United States, and Cuba. Peter Lang. p. 168. ISBN 978-3-03910-929-6.
- ↑ "EXPLAINER: Who Was Chief Bola Ige And Why Was He Assassinated? By Deborah Eyibio | Sahara Reporters". saharareporters.com. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ "Justice minister shot dead". www.thenewhumanitarian.org. 2001-12-24. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ "Nzubechi Grace NWOKOCHA | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ↑ Whiteman, Kaye (1 January 2002). "Bola Ige". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2023.