The son of Abuja’s chief imam was shot dead in Kuchibuyi, Bwari LGA, during a land dispute.

A Muslim rampage in the Tudun Wada Dankadai area of Kano State resulted in the deaths of multiple Christians, the destruction of church buildings, and the displacement of hundreds of residents. The violence began in the morning at the Government Secondary School in Tudun Wada, where Muslim high school students claimed that Christian students had drawn a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on the wall of the school’s mosque. Of the approximately 1,500 students at the high school, only 14 were Christians. Christian students denied the accusation, stating that no one would have dared such an act, especially during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. The attackers then poured into the streets, where they killed Christians, burned churches and other Christian properties. Torched churches reportedly included St. Mary‘s Catholic Church, St. George’s Anglican Church, Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA), Assemblies of God Church, First Baptist Church, a Pentecostal church, the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church, an African independent church (the Cherubim and Seraphim Church), and two other Pentecostal churches (The Chosen Bible Church and Deeper Life Bible Church). Among those murdered were Augustine Odoh and his younger brother Cosmos Odoh, both members of St. Mary‘s Catholic Church. Another Catholic, Joseph Eze, was also killed. The attackers also destroyed many Christian homes and businesses. An estimated 72 people were injured in the violence and 500 people were displaced. The area was initially sealed off by local authorities, who transported Christians out of the area and removed all corpses. Aid workers and pastors who attempted to evacuate victims were denied access or detained.

About 15 suspected Boko Haram gunmen launched a coordinated assault on a lecture theatre being used as a chapel at Bayero University Kano (Old Campus). The attackers, armed with bombs and assault rifles, struck at approximately 8:30 am, just minutes after church services had commenced in Theatres 2 and 3. They first threw improvised explosive devices (described as small explosives packed inside aluminum soda cans) into the crowded worship spaces, causing a stampede. As terrified worshippers fled the building, the gunmen pursued them and opened fire indiscriminately. The attack lasted for over 30 to 40 minutes. Witnesses described the attackers shooting “simultaneously and indiscriminately” at fleeing crowds in both venues, ensuring maximum lethality within the confined academic setting.

A massive car bomb (VBIED) was detonated in the heart of Kaduna City. The attacker, driving a 2003 model ash‑coloured Honda Accord with registration number BB111DKA, was reportedly prevented from reaching his primary target (the All Nations Christian Assembly Church) by security barriers. He instead detonated the device on a busy commercial road (Junction Road by Sardauna Crescent) near the church, catching a crowd of commercial motorcyclists (Achaba/Okada), commuters, tea sellers, and bystanders in the blast.