People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) to five years in prison. The party is a moderate advocate of state-autonomy and religious freedom for the Nigerian provinces. In the year 2000 the introduction of Islamic law in some states in Northern Nigeria triggered sectarian violence in Kaduna and Abia states. The PDP-led federal government refused to bow to pressure from the southern, predominantly Christian states to repeal the law, and instead opted for a compromise where Islamic law would only apply to Muslims. In the 2015 elections, the incumbent president and PDP presidential nominee, Goodluck Jonathan, was defeated by General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress
January 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks January 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks The January 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks were a set of terrorist massacres that occurred in Jan 2014 at Kawuri, Borno state and in Chakawa village, Madagali Local Government Area, Adamawa State respectively (on 2 separate occasions in the latter location). All of the attacks have been blamed on Boko Haram. On the 31st of January, a pastor and 10 members of his congregation were killed in Chakawa. The night of 26 January saw a pair of simultaneous attacks that occurred on 26th Jan 2014 at Kawuri, Borno state and a Cathlolic church in Chakawa village,