May 2014 Buni Yadi attack
| May 2014 Buni Yadi attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Islamist insurgency in Nigeria | |
| Location | Buni Yadi, Yobe State, Nigeria |
| Date | 27 May 2014 |
| Deaths | 58 |
The May 2014 Buni Yadi attack was a terrorist attack that occurred on 27 May 2014 in the town of Buni Yadi, Yobe State, Nigeria.[1][2] Some 49 security personnel (soldiers and police) and 9 civilians were killed.[3][4][5]
The attack was blamed on Boko Haram.[6][7]
Background
The
Islamic fundamentalists.[8]
Attack
Before the attack, a large number of insurgents gathered outside the town in disguised
rocket launchers. At approximately 8:00 UTC, terrorists assaulted a military checkpoint, firing on the soldiers there. Then, they set fire to a local police station and killed police, including the Divisional Police Officer. Several other government buildings along with the house of a local government leader were also torched. The combatants moved to fire on an empty primary school. According to a witness, the insurgents targeted security forces, rather than civilians. Civilian deaths were seemingly unintentional. The attack ended at around 9:00 UTC.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b "24 personnel feared killed as Boko Haram attacks military,police base", Nigerian Monitor, Wednesday, 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Boko Haram Kills 14 Top Soldiers, Police DPO In Latest Attack", Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine By ireport, Citypeoplenews.com on 27 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Soldiers, Police Killed In Boko ‘Revenge’ 4 Hours Terror In Yobe, Borno", NewsRescue, Wednesday, 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Boko Haram gunmen kill 24 soldiers, 21 police officers", Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Nigerian Tribune, 27.May.2014.
- ^ "Boko Haram attacks police station, army base…kills 40 soldiers, policemen in Yobe", Archived 29 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine 28 May 2014 by Kayode Idowu, Punch (Nigeria).
- ^ "Nigerian security services hit in fresh Boko Haram attack", The Telegraph, 8:09PM BST, 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Military, police hit in fresh Boko Haram attack", Worldnews.com, 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist group?". BBC News. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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