2022 series of attacks in Nigeria
May 2022 Anambra State killings Date 15 May 2022 22 May 2022 Target Pro-government officials, northern Nigerian civilians , commercial motorcycle riders Attack type
Political assassination (15 May 2022) Shooting, mass murder (22 May 2022) Deaths 14[ 1] Perpetrator Pro-Biafra separatist militants (suspected IPOB members) Motive Biafran separatism (suspected)
In May 2022, militants reportedly associated with IPOB , a Biafran separatist group, murdered 14 civilians in a series of attacks in Anambra State . Among the victims were a pregnant woman as well as children. The killings were part of the insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria .[ 1] [ 2]
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