| Bauchi prison break | |
|---|---|
| Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
 | |
| Location | Bauchi State, northern Nigeria |
| Date | 7 September 2010 |
| Target | Bauchi prison |
Attack type | Prison break |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrators | Boko Haram |
No. of participants | 50 |
| Defenders | 721 prisoners escaped |
The Bauchi Prison break was an attack on the federal prison in the North-Eastern Nigerian city of Bauchi, in which members of Boko Haram released 721 prisoners.[1] The attack occurred on 7 September 2010, and was carried out by approximately 50 gunmen.[2] Of the 721 prisoners who escaped, as many as 150 were affiliated with the terrorist group Boko Haram.[1] The Bauchi prison break was part of a broader escalation of Boko Haram activity, that escalation served as retaliation for the death of one of the group's primary leaders.[3] Following this, Boko Haram has staged multiple subsequent attacks on government and religious targets in Bauchi state.[3][4]
- ^ a b Kendhammer, Brandon; McCain (2018). Boko Haram. Athens: Ohio University Press. ISBN 9780821423516.
- ^ "Nigerian gunmen free 800 in prison break". The Independent. 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ a b Ajayi, A.I. (29 June 2012). "'Boko Haram' and terrorism in Nigeria: Exploratory and explanatory notes". Global Advanced Research Journal of History, Political Science and International Relations. 1: 103–107.
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