Gubio massacre | |
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Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |
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]
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Gubio massacre | |
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Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |
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]
12°29′46″N 12°46′44″E / 12.496°N 12.779°E