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uprising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2011_Nigeria_clashes" title="December 2011 Nigeria clashes">2011 clashes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sokoto_hostage_rescue_attempt" title="Sokoto hostage rescue attempt">Sokoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Damboa" title="Battle of Damboa">Damboa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chibok_ambush" title="Chibok ambush">Chibok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Konduga_(2014)" title="Battle of Konduga (2014)">Konduga (2014)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2014_Cameroon_clashes" title="December 2014 Cameroon clashes">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_2015_raid_on_Kolofata" title="January 2015 raid on Kolofata">Kolofata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_West_African_offensive" title="2015 West African offensive">W Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Niger_raid" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Niger raid">Niger (2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Konduga_(2015)" title="Battle of Konduga (2015)">Konduga 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id="Terrorist_attacks_and_massacres9083" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span style="line-height:1.6em">Terrorist attacks and <a href="/wiki/List_of_massacres_in_Nigeria" title="List of massacres in Nigeria">massacres</a></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><b>2010</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bauchi_prison_break" title="Bauchi prison break">Bauchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Jos_and_Maiduguri_attacks" title="2010 Jos and Maiduguri attacks">Jos & Maiduguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2010_Abuja_bombing" title="December 2010 Abuja bombing">Abuja</a></li></ul> <p><b>2011</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/May_2011_Nigeria_bombings" title="May 2011 Nigeria bombings">Bauchi, Maiduguri, Zaria & Zuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Abuja_police_headquarters_bombing" title="2011 Abuja police headquarters bombing">Abuja police HQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Abuja_United_Nations_bombing" title="2011 Abuja United Nations bombing">Abuja UN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_2011_Nigeria_attacks" title="November 2011 Nigeria attacks">Damaturu, Kaduna & Maiduguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_2011_Nigeria_attacks" title="Christmas 2011 Nigeria attacks">Damaturu, Gadaka, Jos & Madalla</a></li></ul> <p><b>2012</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_2012_Northern_Nigeria_attacks" title="January 2012 Northern Nigeria attacks">Gombi, Mubi, Maiduguri & Yola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2012_Kaduna_bombings" title="April 2012 Kaduna bombings">Kaduna (Apr)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damaturu_prison_break" title="Damaturu prison break">Damaturu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2012_Kaduna_church_bombings" title="June 2012 Kaduna church bombings">Kaduna (Jun)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deeper_Life_Bible_Church_shooting" title="Deeper Life Bible Church shooting">Okene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Polytechnic,_Mubi_attack" title="Federal Polytechnic, Mubi attack">Mubi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2012_shootings_in_Northern_Nigeria" title="December 2012 shootings in Northern Nigeria">Maiduguri & Potiskum</a></li></ul> <p><b>2013</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Kano_bus_bombing" title="2013 Kano bus bombing">Kano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Baga_massacre" title="2013 Baga massacre">Baga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yobe_State_school_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="Yobe State school shooting">Mamudo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konduga_mosque_shooting" title="Konduga mosque shooting">Konduga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benisheik_massacre" title="Benisheik massacre">Benisheik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gujba_college_massacre" title="Gujba college massacre">Gujba</a></li></ul> <p><b>2014</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_2014_Maiduguri_bombing" title="January 2014 Maiduguri bombing">Maiduguri (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chakawa_and_Kawuri_attacks" title="Chakawa and Kawuri attacks">Chakawa & Kawuri</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kawuri_massacre" title="Kawuri massacre">Kawuri</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2014_Konduga_massacre" title="February 2014 Konduga massacre">Konduga massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Chad_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Chad attack">Lake Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Izghe_attack" title="Izghe attack">Izghe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2014_Buni_Yadi_massacre" title="February 2014 Buni Yadi massacre">Buni Yadi (Feb)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abuja_DSS_attack" title="Abuja DSS attack">Abuja DSS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_2014_Nyanya_bombing" title="April 2014 Nyanya bombing">Nyanya (Apr)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chibok_schoolgirls_kidnapping" title="Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping">Chibok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2014_Nyanya_bombing" title="May 2014 Nyanya bombing">Nyanya (May)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Gamboru_Ngala_massacre" title="2014 Gamboru Ngala massacre">Gamboru & Ngala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Jos_bombings" title="2014 Jos bombings">Jos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2014_Buni_Yadi_attack" title="May 2014 Buni Yadi attack">Buni Yadi (May)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Mubi_bombing" title="2014 Mubi bombing">Mubi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwoza_massacre" title="Gwoza massacre">Gwoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2014_Borno_State_attacks" title="June 2014 Borno State attacks">Borno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2014_Kaduna_and_Abuja_attacks" title="June 2014 Kaduna and Abuja attacks">Kaduna & Abuja</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wuse_bombing" title="Wuse bombing">Wuse</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2014_Maiduguri_bombing" title="July 2014 Maiduguri bombing">Maiduguri (Jul)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damboa_massacre" title="Damboa massacre">Damboa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kogi_prison_break" title="Kogi prison break">Kogi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Potiskum_bombings" title="2014 Potiskum bombings">Potiskum</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Potiskum_school_bombing" title="2014 Potiskum school bombing">School bombing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=November_2014_Maiduguri_bombings&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="November 2014 Maiduguri bombings (page does not exist)">Maiduguri (Nov)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damasak_massacre" title="Damasak massacre">Damasak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Kano_attack" title="2014 Kano attack">Kano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Gumsuri_kidnappings" title="2014 Gumsuri kidnappings">Gumsuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Gombe_bus_station_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Gombe bus station bombing">Gombe</a></li></ul> <p><b>2015</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malari_kidnapping" title="Malari kidnapping">Malari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Cameroon_bus_attack" title="2015 Cameroon bus attack">Cameroon bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Baga_massacre" title="2015 Baga massacre">Baga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_2015_Maiduguri_suicide_bombing" title="January 2015 Maiduguri suicide bombing">Maiduguri (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fotokol_massacre" class="mw-redirect" title="Fotokol massacre">Fotokol massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_2015_Nigeria_bombings" title="February 2015 Nigeria bombings">Damaturu, Potiskum & Kano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2015_Maiduguri_suicide_bombing" title="March 2015 Maiduguri suicide bombing">Maiduguri (Mar)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damasak_kidnapping" title="Damasak kidnapping">Damasak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_N%27Djamena_bombings" title="2015 N'Djamena bombings">N'Djamena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2015_Monguno_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="June 2015 Monguno bombing">Monguno (Jun)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30_June_and_1_July_2015_Borno_massacres" title="30 June and 1 July 2015 Borno massacres">Borno (30 Jun & 1 Jul)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5_July_2015_Nigeria_attacks" title="5 July 2015 Nigeria attacks">Potiskum, Jos & Borno</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fotokol_bombings&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fotokol bombings (page does not exist)">Fotokol bombings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2015_Gombe_bombings" title="July 2015 Gombe bombings">Gombe</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Maiduguri & Monguno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baga_Sola_bombings" title="Baga Sola bombings">Baga Sola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/November_2015_Yola_bombing" title="November 2015 Yola bombing">Yola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2015_Chad_suicide_bombings" title="December 2015 Chad suicide bombings">Chad (Dec)</a></li></ul> <p><b>2016</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Bodo_bombings" title="2016 Bodo bombings">Bodo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Dalori_attack" title="2016 Dalori attack">Dalori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dikwa_suicide_bombings" title="Dikwa suicide bombings">Dikwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Maiduguri_suicide_bombings" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Maiduguri suicide bombings">Maiduguri (Mar)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=April_2016_Borno_State_massacre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="April 2016 Borno State massacre (page does not exist)">Borno (Apr)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Lake_Chad_massacre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2016 Lake Chad massacre (page does not exist)">Lake Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Adamawa_attack&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2016 Adamawa attack (page does not exist)">Adamawa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=June_2016_Cameroon_bombing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="June 2016 Cameroon bombing (page does not exist)">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuda_funeral_attack" title="Kuda funeral attack">Kuda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=October_2016_Maiduguri_bombings&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="October 2016 Maiduguri bombings (page does not exist)">Maiduguri (Oct)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madagali_suicide_bombings" title="Madagali suicide bombings">Madagali</a></li></ul> <p><b>2017</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/March_2017_Maiduguri_bombings" title="March 2017 Maiduguri bombings">Maiduguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Mubi_bombing" title="2017 Mubi bombing">Mubi</a></li></ul> <p><b>2018</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Konduga_bombings" title="2018 Konduga bombings">Konduga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dapchi_schoolgirls_kidnapping" title="Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapping">Dapchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Mubi_suicide_bombings" title="2018 Mubi suicide bombings">Mubi</a></li></ul> <p><b>2019</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Konduga_bombings" title="2019 Konduga bombings">Konduga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nganzai_funeral_attack" title="Nganzai funeral attack">Nganzai</a></li></ul> <p><b>2020</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Gamboru_bombing" title="2020 Gamboru bombing">Gamboru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Toumour_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 Toumour attacks">Toumour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2020_Chad_and_Nigeria_massacres" title="March 2020 Chad and Nigeria massacres">Lake Chad & Borno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gubio_massacre" title="Gubio massacre">Gubio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monguno_and_Nganzai_massacres" title="Monguno and Nganzai massacres">Monguno and Nganzai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nguetchewe_attack" title="Nguetchewe attack">Nguetchewe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kouyape_attack" title="Kouyape attack">Kouyape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koshebe_massacre" title="Koshebe massacre">Koshebe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pemi_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Pemi attack">Pemi</a></li></ul> <p><b>2021</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Maiduguri_rocket_attacks" title="2021 Maiduguri rocket attacks">Maiduguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mainok_attack" title="Mainok attack">Mainok</a></li></ul> <p><b>2022</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kuje_prison_break" title="Kuje prison break">Kuje</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ngouboua_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngouboua attack">Ngouboua</a></li></ul> <p><b>2025</b> </p> <a href="/wiki/2025_N%27Djamena_attack" title="2025 N'Djamena attack">N'Djamena</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>On the evening of September 20, 2015, a series of bombings took place in <a href="/wiki/Maiduguri" title="Maiduguri">Maiduguri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Monguno" title="Monguno">Monguno</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>, 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. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Borno_State_bombings&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The bombings took place after more than a month without incident in Maiduguri from the Islamic extremist group <a href="/wiki/Boko_Haram" title="Boko Haram">Boko Haram</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An offensive by the Nigerian military in August, driving Boko Haram out of their bases in the region, resulted in a substantial drop in attacks.<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Earlier on September 20, Boko Haram leader <a href="/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau" title="Abubakar Shekau">Abubakar Shekau</a> released a video refuting claims by the Nigerian military that Boko Haram had been defeated.<sup id="cite_ref-BStand1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BStand1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, although Boko Haram is suspected.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nigerian military spokesman Sani Usman stated that the event showed the "high level of desperation" of Boko Haram.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Abba Mohammed Bashir Shuwa, aide to Borno State Governor <a href="/wiki/Kashim_Shettima" title="Kashim Shettima">Kashim Shettima</a>, stated that the insurgents took advantage of crowds gathering ahead of the <a href="/wiki/Muslim_holidays" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim holidays">Muslim holiday</a> <a href="/wiki/Eid_al-Adha" title="Eid al-Adha">Eid al-Adha</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Maiduguri_bombings">Maiduguri bombings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2015_Borno_State_bombings&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Maiduguri bombings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Around 7:30 p.m. local time (18:30 <a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a>) on September 20,<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a series of four explosions were set off across Maiduguri, the capital and largest city in <a href="/wiki/Borno_State" title="Borno State">Borno State</a> in northeastern Nigeria, within the span of 20 minutes, killing at least 54 people.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC1_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CBS1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CBS2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These were the largest attacks in the city since March 7, 2015, when <a href="/wiki/March_2015_Maiduguri_suicide_bombing" title="March 2015 Maiduguri suicide bombing">a series of suicide bombings</a> linked to Boko Haram killed 58 people.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Suicide_bomber" class="mw-redirect" title="Suicide bomber">suicide bomber</a> set off <a href="/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device" title="Improvised explosive device">improvised explosive devices</a> (IED) at a <a href="/wiki/Mosque" title="Mosque">mosque</a> within <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajilari&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ajilari (page does not exist)">Ajilari</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> killing at least 43 people.<sup id="cite_ref-CBS2_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two explosions took place at a market in the city after insurgents tossed IEDs into a viewing center, killing at least 11<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters1_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CBS2_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and as many as 15 people.<sup id="cite_ref-AFP1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFP1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fourth bombing took place at a game center.<sup id="cite_ref-BStand1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BStand1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Police spokesman Victor Isuku stated at least 97 were injured.<sup id="cite_ref-CBS1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A civilian defense group reported that at least 80 people were killed in the city and stated that the police cited a lower total due to families immediately burying relatives.<sup id="cite_ref-USN1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USN1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Residents claimed the toll to be higher, including at least 85 deaths.<sup id="cite_ref-AFP1_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFP1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 22, local hospitals reported that 117 people were known dead, with 72 at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Maiduguri" title="University of Maiduguri">University of Maiduguri</a> Teaching Hospital and 45 at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Borno_State_Specialist_Hospital&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Borno State Specialist Hospital (page does not exist)">Borno State Specialist Hospital</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Monguno_bombings">Monguno bombings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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