Baga massacre

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16. Apr. 2013 – 17. Apr. 2013

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12.09° N, 13.82° E

Description

occurred in 2013 in which 35–200+ people were killed

Part of Islamist insurgency in Nigeria

The Baga massacre began on 16 April 2013 in the village of Baga, Nigeria, in Borno State, when as many as 200 civilians were killed, hundreds wounded, and over 2,000 houses and businesses worth millions of Naira were destroyed. Refugees, civilians officials, and human rights organizations accused the Nigerian Military of carrying out the massacre; some military officials blamed the insurgent group Boko Haram.

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