March 2015 Maiduguri suicide bombing

Boko Haram attacks in Maiduguri refers to multiple attacks by Boko Haram in and around Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria between 2015 and 2016. Quotes On January 10, for example, a bomb strapped to a 10-year-old girl exploded in a marketplace in Maiduguri, Borno, killing 16 persons and injuring more than 20. On July 26, a 10-year-old girl carried out a bombing at the entrance to a market in Damaturu, Yobe, killing 10 persons and wounding 50 others. A failure to protect hundreds of thousands of civilians could lead to a disastrous humanitarian crisis said Amnesty International with reports of two large scale attacks in Nigeria on the major north-eastern city of Maiduguri as well as the nearby town of Monguno...Amnesty International has received reports that at 6am on Sunday, gunmen attacked the base of 33 Artillery brigade at Jintilo village, just 6km outside Maiduguri. There are reports of ongoing fighting at the air force base closer to Maiduguri. On Jan. 25, Boko Haram militants extended their reach by capturing the town of Monguno and a neighboring military base, but Nigeria’s military repelled their assaults on Maiduguri and Konduga, 40 km to the southeast. On March 6 in Maiduguri in Borno State, the Baga Fish market, mosque, and bus terminal were attacked with 54 persons killed. External link See also Boko Haram 2016 Dalori attack 2017 Dikwa IDP camp bombing Category:2015 crimes in Nigeria Category:2016 crimes in Nigeria Category:Terrorist incidents in Nigeria Category:Suicide bombings in Nigeria Category:Borno State Category:Boko Haram Category:United States Department of State Category:Amnesty International Category:Human Rights Watch