What the records say
- When
- 5 May 2014
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 300
- Coordinates
- 12.34° N, 14.19° E
- Description
- militant attack in Nigeria
2014 Gamboru Ngala massacre
Militant attack in Nigeria
On the night of 5–6 May 2014, Boko Haram militants attacked the twin towns of Gamboru and Ngala in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. About 310 residents were killed in the 12-hour massacre, and the town was largely destroyed.
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