Gubio massacre
| Gubio massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |
| File:Nigeria Borno State map.png Location of Borno State in Nigeria | |
| Location | Gubio, Borno State, Nigeria |
| Date | 9 June 2020 |
Attack type | Mass shooting, arson, kidnapping |
| Deaths | 82 |
| Injured | Several |
| Perpetrators | ISWAP |
During the afternoon of 9 June 2020, a massacre occurred in a village in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.[1][2][3] A group of gunmen on motorcycles and other vehicles attacked the village for over two hours, killing at least 81 people.[1][2][3][4] Thirteen other people were injured in the attack, and seven others abducted.[4] The attackers also killed over 300 cows and stole another 1,000.[2][3] An Air Force fighter jet fired shots at the insurgents as they left.[2] The insurgents returned the following morning, killing a herdsman who escaped the massacre, then set fire to the village.[1][2] No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion fell on the jihadist group Boko Haram.[1][2] On the same day, a 200-strong gang attacked Kadisau, a village in Katsina State.[1] They looted it, killing at least 20 people who tried to defend it.[1] No group claimed responsibility.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Fighters kill dozens, raze village in Nigeria's Borno State
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Suspected Boko Haram fighters kill 69 in Nigeria's northeast
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Boko Haram Militants Leave 70 Dead in Northeast Nigeria Attack". Bloomberg News. 10 June 2020. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Boko Haram kills 81, abduct seven in Borno attack". The Nation Newspaper. 10 June 2020 – via thenationonlineng.net.
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