September 2015 Borno State bombings

September 2015 Borno State bombings
Part of Boko Haram insurgency
Location of Borno State in Nigeria
LocationMaiduguri and Monguno, Borno State, Nigeria
DateSeptember 20, 2015
~7:30–9:30 p.m. (UTC+01:00)
Attack type
Suicide attack, bombing
WeaponsImprovised explosive devices
Deaths145+
Injured97+ (police report)
150+ (local report)
PerpetratorsBoko Haram (suspected)

On the evening of September 20, 2015, a series of bombings took place in Maiduguri and Monguno, Nigeria, killing at least 145 people and injuring at least 97 others. The majority of casualties occurred in Maiduguri where four explosions killed at least 117 people.