Izghe attack

The Izghe attack was a terrorist incident that occurred on the 15th of February, 2014.[1]

Gunmen suspected of being members of Boko Haram entered the village of Izghe, Borno State in the early hours of the morning and murdered 105 men and 1 elderly woman.[2][3]

A few days later, a repeat massacre occurred in the same village.[4][5]

This was part of a wave of attacks by Boko Haram in the month of February 2014; the Konduga massacre took place on the same date.

References

  1. ↑ Nigeria: EU HR Ashton strongly condemns mass killings in Izghe (retrieved 2014-02-June). The webpage of the EU Delegation to the UN.
  2. ↑ "Nigeria's Boko Haram 'in village massacre'". BBC News. 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  3. ↑ B’Haram murders 106 in fresh attack. February 17, 2014 by Emma Anya, Fidelis Soriwei and Kayode Idowu with agency report
  4. ↑ Nigeria Boko Haram crisis: Anger over second Izghe raid. Retrieved 2014-02-June.
  5. ↑ Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks Izghe, Borno again. TVC News (retrieved 2014-02-June).

Coordinates: 10°59′00″N 13°18′00″E / 10.9833°N 13.3000°E / 10.9833; 13.3000

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