June 2014 Kaduna and Abuja attacks

Between 23 and 25 June 2014, a series of attacks occurred in central Nigeria. On 23–24 June, gunmen attacked a number of villages in Kaduna State, killing around 150 people. The attack was blamed on Fulani tribesmen. On 25 June 2014, a bomb exploded at the Emab Plaza in the national capital of Abuja, killing at least 21 people. In response to the bombing, the Nigerian military raided two militants camps on 26 June, killing more than 100 people. Quotes Somebody with a bomb vest ... was blocked. He detonated the bomb along with the person that tried to block him, the police commissioner said We urge all Nigerians to avoid reprisals and continue to practice the interfaith cooperation that violent extremists seek to undermine. Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said