2014 Gamboru Ngala massacre

Militant attack in Nigeria 2014 Gamboru Ngala massacre the Boko Haram insurgency Gamboru & Ngala, Borno, Nigeria Gamboru, Ngala and its residents 12 22 32 N 14 12 13 E type:event 5 May 2014 WAT (UTC+1) Mass shooting, arson, mass murder At least 300 Unknown Boko Haram AK-47s, RPGs On the night of 5–6 May 2014, Boko Haram militants attacked the twin towns of Gamboru and Ngala in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. About 310 residents were killed in the 12-hour massacre, and the town was largely destroyed.https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/08/1044481 Terrorism survivor in Cameroon takes road to recovery: UN News special report 2019-08-19 UN News en 2020-02-05 During the same night, Boko Haram abducted eight girls aged between 12 and 15 from northeast Nigeria, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-06/an-boko-haram-kidnap-more-girls-in-nigeria/5435050 Boko Haram kidnaps more girls in Nigeria 6 May 2014 ABC AUSuspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnap eight girls from village in Nigeria. Monica Mark, The Guardian website; Tuesday 6 May 2014 19.21 BST. a number later raised to eleven.Boko Haram kidnaps more children, kills villagers in Nigeria. Sabrina Ford, Laura Italiano and Post Wires; New York Post, May 11, 2014 | 1:35am. Background Gamboru Ngala accommodated the security garrison, which had left the town before the attack to pursue the perpetrators of the Chibok schoolgirl kidnapping. Borno State is considered pivotal for Boko Haram. According to the Nigerian senator Ahmed Zanna and several residents, the security forces left Gamboru Ngala after Boko Haram militants had spread rumours that the kidnapped schoolgirls had been spotted elsewhere.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27323094 Nigeria confirms market massacre blamed on Boko Haram BBC News 8 May 2014 10 May 2014 Massacre Armed with AK-47s and RPGs, the militants attacked the town on two armored personnel carriers, stolen from the Nigerian military several months earlier. The militants opened fire on the people at a busy market that was open at night when temperatures cool.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/official-many-killed-in-attack-on-nigerian-town/2014/05/07/07033b46-d5eb-11e3-8f7d-7786660fff7c_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140508112404/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/official-many-killed-in-attack-on-nigerian-town/2014/05/07/07033b46-d5eb-11e3-8f7d-7786660fff7c_story.html dead 8 May 2014 Nigerian official: Hundreds killed in attack The Washington Post 7 May 2014 Having set homes ablaze, the militants gunned down residents who tried to escape from the fire. The official death toll was first set at 200 on 7 May. Zanna and local resident Waziri Hassan both reported at least 336 deaths. References http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/boko-haram-attack_n_5279662.html Boko Haram Attack Kills Hundreds In Border Town The Huffington Post 7 May 2014 de Montclos Marc-Antoine Pérouse Boko Haram https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315525051/chapters/10.4324/9781315525051-2 2017-05-08 10.4324/9781315525051-2 Understanding Boko Haram 19–40 Routledge 978-1-315-52505-1 2020-05-16 subscription http://ria.ru/world/20140507/1006874094.html ru:Жертвами нападения "Боко Харам" на город в Нигерии стали 300 человек RIA Novosti Russian 7 May 2014 7 May 2014 https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/world/africa/islamist-militants-kill-hundreds-in-northeastern-nigeria.html?_r=0 Islamist Militants Kill Hundreds of Civilians in Northeastern Nigeria The New York Times Adam Nossiter 7 May 2014 10 May 2014 Category:2014 murders in Nigeria Category:2014 mass shootings in Africa Category:2010s in Borno State Category:2010s massacres in Nigeria Category:Arson in Nigeria Category:Arson in 2014 Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2014 Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Nigeria Category:Massacres committed by Boko Haram Category:Boko Haram terrorist incidents in 2014 Category:Marketplace attacks in Nigeria Category:Mass murders in Borno State Category:Mass shootings in Nigeria Category:Massacres in 2014 Category:May 2014 crimes in Africa Category:May 2014 in Nigeria Category:Boko Haram attacks in Borno State Category:Terrorist incidents in Nigeria in 2014 Category:Grenade attacks in Nigeria Category:Terrorist incidents involving incendiary devices Category:2010s fires in Africa