2022 Zamfara massacres

2022 Zamfara massacres
LocationZamfara, Nigeria
Date4-6 January 2022
Targetcivilians
Attack type
massacre
Deaths200+
Injuredunknown

From 4 to 6 January 2022, over 200 people were killed by bandits in Zamfara State, Nigeria in a series of massacres.[1] This was the deadliest terrorist attack in recent Nigerian history.[2]

  1. ^ "At least 200 dead in bandit attacks in northwest Nigeria". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ^ Egbas, Jude (8 January 2022). "Terrorists kill more than 200 in Zamfara, Buhari fumes". Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.