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The 2014 Kano bombing was a terrorist attack on November 28, 2014, at the Central Mosque (Grand Mosque) in Kano, the biggest city in the mainly Muslim Northern Nigeria during the Islamist insurgency in Nigeria.[1]

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  1. 17 relations: Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Borno State, Damasak, Goodluck Jonathan, January 2012 Northern Nigeria attacks, Kano (city), Kano Emirate Council, Kano State, List of massacres in Nigeria, Maiduguri, Nigeria, Northern Region, Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, West Africa Time, 2013 Kano bus bombing.

  2. 2010s massacres in Nigeria
  3. 2014 building bombings
  4. 2014 murders in Nigeria
  5. Boko Haram mosque bombings
  6. Building bombings in Nigeria
  7. Crime in Kano
  8. Massacres in 2014
  9. Massacres perpetrated by Boko Haram
  10. Mosque massacres in Africa
  11. November 2014 events in Nigeria
  12. Spree shootings in Nigeria
  13. Terrorist incidents in Nigeria in 2014

Abubakar Shekau

Abu Mohammed Abubakar al-Sheikawi (also known by the alias Darul Akeem wa Zamunda Tawheed, or Darul Tawheed; "the abode of monotheism"; 1965 to 1975 – 19 May 2021) was a Nigerian militant who was the leader of Boko Haram, an Islamist extremist organization based in northeastern Nigeria, from 2009 to 2021.

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Boko Haram

Boko Haram, officially known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād (lit), is an Islamist jihadist organization based in northeastern Nigeria, which is also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali.

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Boko Haram insurgency

The Boko Haram insurgency began in July 2009, when the militant Islamist and jihadist rebel group Boko Haram started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria.

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Borno State

Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria.

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Damasak

Damasak is the head town of the Mobbar Local Government Area, in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno.

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Goodluck Jonathan

Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015.

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January 2012 Northern Nigeria attacks

A series of assaults on businesses occurred in northeastern Nigeria on 5 and 6 January 2012, followed by attacks on police stations and government offices in the north on 20 January. 2014 Kano attack and January 2012 Northern Nigeria attacks are Building bombings in Nigeria, Crime in Kano and Spree shootings in Nigeria.

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Kano (city)

Kano (Ajami: كَنُواْ) is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State.

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Kano Emirate Council

The Kano Emirate Council is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Kano, the capital of the modern Kano State.

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Kano State

Kano State (Hausa: Jihar Kano جِهَرْ كَنُوَ; translit) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country.

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List of massacres in Nigeria

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in over the past number of years in Nigeria (numbers may be approximate).

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Maiduguri

Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

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Northern Region, Nigeria

Northern Nigeria (or Arewancin Nijeriya) was an autonomous division within Nigeria, distinctly different from the southern part of the country, with independent customs, foreign relations and security structures.

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Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

Muhammadu Sanusi II, (Ajami: محمد السنوسي, Muhammadu Sanusi na biyu; born 31 July 1961), known by the religious title Khalifa Sanusi II (Ajami: خليفة السنوسي), is the spiritual leader (khalifa) of the Tijanniyah Sufi order in Nigeria and the emir (Sarki) of the ancient city-state of Kano.

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West Africa Time

West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa.

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2013 Kano bus bombing

On March 18, 2013, a suicide attack was committed against Christian civilians at the Kano bus station, all of whom were boarding the buses to go to the mostly Christian south. 2014 Kano attack and 2013 Kano bus bombing are Crime in Kano.

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See also

2010s massacres in Nigeria

2014 building bombings

2014 murders in Nigeria

Boko Haram mosque bombings

Building bombings in Nigeria

Crime in Kano

Massacres in 2014

Massacres perpetrated by Boko Haram

Mosque massacres in Africa

November 2014 events in Nigeria

Spree shootings in Nigeria

Terrorist incidents in Nigeria in 2014

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Kano_attack

Also known as 2014 Kano bombing, 2014 Nigeria mosque bombings.