Goodluck Jonathan Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====2011==== On 29 May 2011, a few hours after Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as president, [[May 2011 northern Nigeria bombings|several bombings purportedly by Boko Haram]] killed 15 and injured 55.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} On 16 June 2011, Boko Haram claimed to have conducted the [[2011 Abuja police headquarters bombing|Abuja police headquarters bombing]], the first known suicide attack in Nigeria.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} Two months later the [[2011 Abuja United Nations bombing|United Nations building in Abuja was bombed]], signifying the first time that Boko Haram attacked an international organisation.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 December 2014|title=Two Nigerian cities under attack|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30280888|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> In December 2011, it carried out [[2011 Damaturu attacks|attacks in Damaturu]] killing over a hundred people, subsequently [[December 2011 Nigeria clashes|clashing with security forces in December]], resulting in at least 68 deaths.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} Two days later on [[December 2011 Nigeria bombings|Christmas Day, Boko Haram attacked]] several Christian churches with bomb blasts and shootings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Timeline of Boko Haram attacks and related violence β Nigeria|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeria/timeline-boko-haram-attacks-and-related-violence|website=ReliefWeb|language=en|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page