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Factfile: Compilation of recent attacks in Nigeria

Posted by ndy on October 19, 2011 at 3:27am
May 27, 2011: A group of about 70 suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed eight people, including four policemen in simultaneous gun and bomb attacks on a police station, a police barracks and a bank in Damboa, Borno State, near the border with Chad.May 29, 2011: Three bombs rip through a beer garden in a military barracks in the northern city of Bauchi, killing 13 and injuring 33. BH claims responsibility.June 16, 2011: Boko Haram targets national police headquarters in Abuja, killing two.June 27, 2011: Boko Haram’s gun and bomb attack on a beer garden in Maiduguri left at least 25 dead and dozens injured.20 June 2011: Seven people, including five policemen killed in gun and bomb attacks on a police station and a bank in Kankara, Katsina State.August 26, 2011: Boko Haram claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb blast on the UN compound in Abuja, killing 23 people.August 25, 2011: Gun and bomb attacks by Boko Haram on two police stations and two banks in Gombi, Adamawa State. Sixteen people, including seven policemen , died.September 4, 2011: Muslim cleric Malam Dala shot dead by two BH members outside his home in the Zinnari area of Maiduguri.September 12, 2011: Seven men, including four policemen, were killed by Boko Haram gunmen in bomb and shooting attacks on a police station and a bank in Misau, Bauchi State. The attackers robbed the bank.September 17, 2011: Babakura Fugu, brother-in-law to slain Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf, was shot dead outside his home in Maiduguri by two members of the sect, two days after attending a peace meeting with Nigeria’s ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in the city.October 1, 2011: A butcher and his assistant were killed by Boko Haram gunmen at Baga market in Maiduguri. In a separate incident, three people were killed in a shoot-out following BH bomb and shooting attacks on a military patrol vehicle delivering food to soldiers at a checkpoint in Maiduguri. The three victims were civilians.October 3, 2011: Three killed in Boko Haram  attacks on Baga market in Maiduguri, Borno State. The victims included a tea-seller, a drug store owner and a passer-by.
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