2013 attack on Bama

Battle in northwest Nigeria September 2026 2013 Bama attack Bama, Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency 7 May 2013 Boko Haram victory Nigeria Nigeria ISIS Boko Haram Unknown 200 fighters18 vehicles 38 killed 13 killed2 POWs 4 civilians killed105 prisoners freed On 7 May 2013, Boko Haram militants attacked the town of Bama, Nigeria, killing 38 Nigerian soldiers and freeing over a hundred Boko Haram militants. Background Boko Haram emerged in 2009 as a jihadist social and political movement in a failed rebellion in northeast Nigeria.Walker Andrew 4 February 2016 Join us or die: the birth of Boko Haram https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/04/join-us-or-die-birth-of-boko-haram 26 April 2025 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 Throughout the following years, Abubakar Shekau unified militant Islamist groups in the region and continued to foment the rebellion against the Nigerian government, conducting terrorist attacks and bombings in cities and communities across the region.12 August 2013 Nigeria unrest: 'Boko Haram' gunmen kill 44 at mosque https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-23676872 26 April 2025 BBC News en-GB Slightly over a week before the Bama ambush, Nigerian forces defeated Boko Haram militants in Gashua.26 April 2013 Nigeria : 25 morts dans des violences https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2013/04/26/97001-20130426FILWWW00501-nigeria-25-morts-dans-des-violences.php 20 August 2025 Le Figaro fr Attack on Bama At 5am on 7 May, around the time of fajr, 200 Boko Haram fighters transported by 18 buses with anti-aircraft weapons and Hiluxes arrived in Bama.Nigeria : 55 morts lors des attaques de Boko Haram dans l'Etat de Borno - china radio international https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http://french.cri.cn/621/2013/05/08/561s323881.htm 20 August 2025 archive.wikiwix.com The jihadists attacked a military barracks, a police barracks, a prison, a mobile post, a police station, and a clinic. The army base and police station were targeted first.Boko Haram raid kills dozens https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/5/8/dozens-killed-in-boko-haram-raid-in-nigeria 23 August 2025 Al Jazeera en The attack on the army-held barracks was repelled, with about ten attackers killed and two taken prisoner. The Islamists managed to enter the prison, however, where they killed all the guards they encountered and freed 150 prisoners. The fighting at the police barracks was also very deadly, with the building's defenders attacked with grenades and numerous vehicles set on fire.8 May 2013 Nigeria : 55 tués dans des attaques menées par des islamistes dans le nord-est https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/813391/nigeria-55-tues-dans-des-attaques-menees-par-des-islamistes-dans-le-nord-est.html 20 August 2025 L'Orient-Le Jour fr Survivors of the attack stated that the Boko Haram militants donned Nigerian army uniforms, but these disguises were seen through. Aftermath 22 policemen, 14 guards, two soldiers, and four civilians were killed by the attackers. Thirteen militants were killed. In December 2013, Boko Haram militants again attacked Bama, targeting the military barracks.20 December 2013 Nigeria insurgents attack Bama military barracks https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-25472369 23 August 2025 BBC News en-GB Many of the civilians in Bama did not return following Boko Haram's seizure of the city, even after the Nigerian army recaptured it in 2015.Creative Wide Eye 29 January 2018 Security, Not Politics, Should Determine Returns to Bama https://www.refugeesinternational.org/security-not-politics-should-determine-returns-to-bama/ 23 August 2025 Refugees International en-US In 2018, much of Bama was a ghost town. References Category:Terrorist incidents in Nigeria in 2013 Category:Ambushes in Nigeria Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2013 Category:Boko Haram attacks in Borno State Category:2010s in Borno State Category:May 2013 crimes in Africa Category:Attacks on prisons in Nigeria Category:Attacks on police stations in Nigeria Category:Attacks on military installations in Africa Category:Attacks on barracks Category:Attacks on military installations in 2013 Category:Attacks on police stations in 2013 Category:2013 murders in Nigeria Category:21st-century mass murders in Nigeria Category:2013 mass murders