May 2014 Buni Yadi attack

May 2014 Buni Yadi attack
Part of Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
Location Buni Yadi, Yobe State, Nigeria
Date 27 May 2014
Deaths 58

The May 2014 Buni Yadi attack was a terrorist attack that occurred on the 27th of May, 2014 in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, Nigeria.[1][2] Some 49 security personnel (soldiers and police) and nine civilians were killed.[3][4][5]

The attack was blamed on Boko Haram.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ 24 personnel feared killed as Boko Haram attacks military,police base. Nigerian Monitor. Wed, May 28th, 2014.
  2. ↑ Boko Haram Kills 14 Top Soldiers, Police DPO In Latest Attack. By ireport, Citypeoplenews.com on May 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ Soldiers, Police Killed In Boko ‘Revenge’ 4 Hours Terror In Yobe, Borno By NewsRescue | Wed, May 28, 2014
  4. ↑ Boko Haram gunmen kill 24 soldiers, 21 police officers. Nigerian Tribune, 27.May.2014.
  5. ↑ Boko Haram attacks police station, army base…kills 40 soldiers, policemen in Yobe. May 28, 2014 by Kayode Idowu, Punch Nigeria.
  6. ↑ Nigerian security services hit in fresh Boko Haram attack. The Telegraph.com; 8:09PM BST, 27 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Military, police hit in fresh Boko Haram attack. Worldnews.com. May 27, 2014.

Coordinates: 11°16′08″N 11°59′49″E / 11.2689°N 11.9969°E / 11.2689; 11.9969

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