2011 Abuja police headquarters bombing
The 2011 Abuja police headquarters bombing was believed to be the first suicide bombing in Nigeria's history. 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. 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. It was confirmed that the bomber and a traffic policeman were killed, although authorities said there may have been up to six casualties. The Sunni Islamist group Boko Haram claimed the explosion. See also
2011 Abuja United Nations bombing

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