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* Other events of 2001
* Timeline of Nigerian history

Events in the year 2001 in Nigeria

## Incumbents

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* President: Olusegun Obasanjo (PDP)[1]
* Vice President: Atiku Abubakar (PDP)[2]

### Governors

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* Abia State: Orji Uzor Kalu
* Adamawa State: Boni Haruna
* Akwa Ibom State: Victor Attah
* Anambra State: Chinwoke Mbadinuju
* Bauchi State: Adamu Mu'azu
* Bayelsa State: Diepreye Alamieyeseigha
* Benue State: George Akume
* Borno State: Mala Kachalla
* Cross River State: Donald Duke
* Delta State: James Ibori
* Ebonyi State: Sam Egwu
* Edo State: Lucky Igbinedion
* Ekiti State: Niyi Adebayo
* Enugu State: Chimaroke Nnamani
* Gombe State: Abubakar Habu Hashidu
* Imo State: Achike Udenwa
* Jigawa State: Ibrahim Saminu Turaki
* Kaduna State: Ahmed Makarfi
* Kano State: Rabiu Kwankwaso
* Katsina State: Umaru Yar'Adua
* Kebbi State: Adamu Aliero
* Kogi State: Abubakar Audu
* Kwara State: Mohammed Lawal
* Lagos State: Bola Tinubu
* Nasarawa State: Abdullahi Adamu
* Niger State: Abdulkadir Kure
* Ogun State: Olusegun Osoba
* Ondo State: Adebayo Adefarati
* Osun State: Adebisi Akande
* Oyo State: Lam Adesina
* Plateau State: Joshua Dariye
* Rivers State: Peter Odili
* Sokoto State: Attahiru Bafarawa
* Taraba State: Jolly Nyame
* Yobe State: Bukar Ibrahim
* Zamfara State: Ahmad Sani Yerima

## Events

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* 9 July – Death of serial killer Derico Nwamama by the Bakassi Boys.[3]
* 17 July – Bowen University established.[4]
* October – Zaki Biam massacre: The Nigerian army executes hundreds of unarmed TIV civilians in response to the killing of 19 soldiers.[5][6]
* 23 December – The Minister of Justice, Bola Ige, is assassinated.[7]

## Births

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* 7 April – Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, athlete[8]

## Deaths

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* 23 December – Bola Ige, politician and lawyer (born 1930)[9]

## References

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1. ^ "Olusegun Obasanjo | Biography, Age, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
2. ^ "Nigeria election 2023: Who is Atiku Abubakar of the PDP?". BBC News. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
3. ^ "Profiling Nigeria's Notorious Armed Robbers: (Okwudili Ndiwe aka Derico) | Pulse Nigeria". www.pulse.ng. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
4. ^ Patrick, Ndayizigamiye; Glenda, Barlow-Jones; Roelien, Brink; Stella, Bvuma; Rehana, Minty; Siyabonga, Mhlongo (9 October 2020). Perspectives on ICT4D and Socio-Economic Growth Opportunities in Developing Countries. IGI Global. p. 307\. ISBN 978-1-7998-2985-0.
5. ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (30 October 2001). "Nigeria Army Said to Massacre Hundreds of Civilians". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
6. ^ Ayittey, G. (30 April 2016). Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future. Springer. p. 15\. ISBN 978-1-137-12278-0.
7. ^ Hilton, John L.; Hilton, John; Gosling, Anne (2007). Alma Parens Originalis?: The Receptions of Classical Literature and Thought in Africa, Europe, the United States, and Cuba. Peter Lang. p. 168\. ISBN 978-3-03910-929-6.
8. ^ "Nzubechi Grace NWOKOCHA | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
9. ^ Whiteman, Kaye (1 January 2002). "Bola Ige". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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