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23–25 June – June 2014 Kaduna and Abuja attacks – Around 171 people are killed in a series of attacks in Kaduna State and a bombing in Abuja. 26 June – Over 100 militants are killed by the Nigerian military during a raid on two Boko Haram camps. [ 28 ] 28 June – 11 people are killed by a bombing in Bauchi.
On 26 November, Boko Haram staged an attack on mainly Christian village of Gabass in Far North, Cameroon. Three civilians were killed and one was kidnapped. Boko Haram also attacked village of Guidi also in Far North region where they set five homes ablaze. [232] On 28 November, Boko Haram massacred about 110 farmers in Koshebe, Borno. [228]
On 2 April, a Boko Haram attack on the outskirts of Maiduguri resulted in the death of 18 people and another 84 wounded. This attack came just days after the government of Nigeria claimed there was a ceasefire with Boko Haram. The attack happened in the villages of Bale Shuwa and Bale Kura, close to both Maiduguri and the city's military camp ...
Injured. 100–500. Perpetrator. Boko Haram. On 4 November 2011, a series of coordinated shootings and suicide bombings on northern Nigerian cities killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds more. A spokesperson for the Sunni Muslim terrorist group Boko Haram later claimed responsibility and promised "more attacks are on the way."
2021 Maiduguri rocket attacks. During the early evening of 23 February 2021, Boko Haram militants fired a series of rocket-propelled grenades in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. [1] The attacks killed at least 10 people; many others were injured. [2]
The leader of Boko Haram at the time, Mohammed Yusuf, was killed in Maiduguri, Borno State in 2009. Boko Haram has killed more than 30,000 since 2009. [6] An attack near the village of Gubio in June 2020 resulted in 81 deaths. [6] In October 2020, Boko Haram carried out two separate attacks in fields near Maiduguri, slitting the throats of 22 ...
Starting at 5am, Boko Haram gunmen attacked Bohama military camp on an island in Lake Chad. [1] The attack took place from four sides, attacking with about 400 soldiers. The jihadists overran the camp after seven hours of fighting. Reinforcement were sent from the town of Kaïga Kindjiria to relive the stricken camp but got stuck and were ambushed.
One government soldier and 32 Boko Haram militants were killed in the aftermath of the initial attack. [8] [9] The government claimed that 39 militants had been killed and confirmed the death of a soldier. The attack was initiated by Boko Haram after their leaders were detained by the police. [8]