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 27 May 2014 in the town of Buni Yadi, Yobe State, Nigeria.[1][2] Some 49 security personnel (soldiers and police) and 9 civilians were killed.[3][4][5]

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

Background

The Boko Haram insurgency is an insurgency perpetrated by the Boko Haram group. It began in 2009 against the government of Nigeria, but expanded to attacking other states. Ideologically, they are Islamic fundamentalists.[8]

Attack

Before the attack, a large number of insurgents gathered outside the town in disguised Hiluxes, armed with IEDs and rocket launchers. At approximately 8:00 UTC, terrorists assaulted a military checkpoint, firing on the soldiers there. Then, they set fire to a local police station and killed police, including the Divisional Police Officer. Several other government buildings along with the house of a local government leader were also torched. The combatants moved to fire on an empty primary school. According to a witness, the insurgents targeted security forces, rather than civilians. Civilian deaths were seemingly unintentional. The attack ended at around 9:00 UTC.[1][3]

References

1. "24 personnel feared killed as Boko Haram attacks military,police base", Nigerian Monitor, Wednesday, 28 May 2014.
2. "Boko Haram Kills 14 Top Soldiers, Police DPO In Latest Attack", Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine By ireport, Citypeoplenews.com on 27 May 2014.
3. "Soldiers, Police Killed In Boko ‘Revenge’ 4 Hours Terror In Yobe, Borno", NewsRescue, Wednesday, 28 May 2014.
4. "Boko Haram gunmen kill 24 soldiers, 21 police officers", Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Nigerian Tribune, 27.May.2014.
5. "Boko Haram attacks police station, army base…kills 40 soldiers, policemen in Yobe", Archived 29 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine 28 May 2014 by Kayode Idowu, Punch (Nigeria).
6. "Nigerian security services hit in fresh Boko Haram attack", The Telegraph, 8:09PM BST, 27 May 2014.
7. "Military, police hit in fresh Boko Haram attack", Worldnews.com, 27 May 2014.
8. "Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist group?". BBC News. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

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