Saturday, June 28, 2014

Pax Islamia: A series of attacks in northeast and central Nigeria result in more than 250 deaths and 90 kidnappings

From 20–23 June 2014 a series of attacks occurred in Borno State, Nigeria. Ninety-one women and children were kidnapped in the attacks and more than 70 people were killed.

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.