Goodluck Jonathan

====2013====
On 18 March, a [[2013 Kano bus bombing|bus station was bombed in Kano]], with several casualties.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} In May 2013, Nigerian government forces launched an offensive in the Borno region in an attempt to dislodge Boko Haram fighters after a state of emergency was called on 14 May 2013.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} The state of emergency, applied to the states of [[Borno State|Borno]], [[Yobe State|Yobe]], and [[Adamawa State|Adamawa]] in northeastern Nigeria.<ref>Greg Botelho, [http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/14/world/africa/nigeria-violence "Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declares emergency in 3 states"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717215935/http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/14/world/africa/nigeria-violence/|date=17 July 2013}}, CNN, 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.</ref> The offensive had initial success, but the Boko Haram rebels were able to regain their strength. Although initially offering amnesty, by June 2013 he ordered a 20-year jail term for anyone found to be in support of Boko Haram.<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-nigeria-violence-idUKBRE9540IJ20130605 "Nigeria orders 20-year jail term for Boko Haram support"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525213411/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/06/05/uk-nigeria-violence-idUKBRE9540IJ20130605|date=25 May 2014}}. Reuters, 5 June 2013.</ref> In July 2013, Boko Haram [[Yobe State school shooting|massacred 42 students in Yobe]], bringing the school year to an early end in the state.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}  On 5 August 2013, Boko Haram launched dual attacks on Bama and Malam Fatori, leaving 35 dead.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Military-insurgents clashes kill 35 in Nigeria|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1034472|date=6 August 2013|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>