2014 Gamboru Ngala massacre

2014 Gamboru Ngala massacre
Part of the Boko Haram insurgency
LocationGamboru & Ngala, Borno, Nigeria
Coordinates12°22′32″N 14°12′13″E / 12.37556°N 14.20361°E / 12.37556; 14.20361
Date5 May 2014 (WAT (UTC+1))
TargetGamboru, Ngala and its residents
Attack type
Mass shooting, arson, mass murder
WeaponsAK-47s, RPGs
DeathsAt least 300[1]
InjuredUnknown
PerpetratorBoko 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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  3. ^ "Terrorism survivor in Cameroon takes road to recovery: UN News special report". UN News. 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  4. ^ "Boko Haram kidnaps more girls in Nigeria", ABC, AU, 6 May 2014
  5. ^ Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnap eight girls from village in Nigeria. Monica Mark, The Guardian website; Tuesday 6 May 2014 19.21 BST.
  6. ^ Boko Haram kidnaps more children, kills villagers in Nigeria. Sabrina Ford, Laura Italiano and Post Wires; New York Post, May 11, 2014 | 1:35am.