Kawuri massacre

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Kawuri

Kawuri (Nigeria)

The Kawuri massacre was a massacre that happened on 26 January 2014 in Kawuri, a village in Konduga Local Government, Borno State located some 37 kilometers southeast of Maiduguri. The final death toll was put at 85.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The attacks have been blamed on Boko Haram.^[4]

References

↑ HARUNA UMAR. 85 dead in Nigerian village massacre. January 28 2014 at 09:14pm.
↑ Boko haram: 85 dead and counting in northeast Nigeria village, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 12:36.
↑ Reuters News Agency.Death toll in northeast Nigeria attack rises to 85, Tue Jan 28, 2014.
↑ Ibrahim-Gwamna Mshelizza. Not Less Than 50 Killed In Kawuri Today. The Nigerian Voice. 27 January 2014.

Religious violence in Nigeria

Sectarian riots 1953 Kano riot 1980–85 riots 2000 Kaduna riots 2001 Jos riots 2002 Miss World riots Yelwa massacre 2008 Jos riots 2010 Jos riots Islamist insurgency in West Africa

Coordinates: 11°34′00″N 13°32′00″E / 11.5667°N 13.5333°E / 11.5667; 13.5333

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