| 2014 Gamboru Ngala massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Location | Gamboru & Ngala, Borno, Nigeria |
| Coordinates | 12°22′32″N 14°12′13″E / 12.37556°N 14.20361°E |
| Date | 5 May 2014 (WAT (UTC+1)) |
| Target | Gamboru, Ngala and its residents |
Attack type | Mass shooting, arson, mass murder |
| Weapons | AK-47s, RPGs |
| Deaths | At least 300[1] |
| Injured | Unknown |
| Perpetrator | Boko Haram |
On the night of 5–6 May 2014, Boko Haram militants attacked the twin towns of Gamboru and Ngala in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.[2] About 310 residents were killed in the 12-hour massacre, and the town was largely destroyed.[1][3][2]
During the same night, Boko Haram abducted eight girls aged between 12 and 15 from northeast Nigeria,[4][5] a number later raised to eleven.[6]
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