What the records say
- When
- Jan 2022
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 200
- Coordinates
- 12.17° N, 6.25° E
- Description
- Series of massacres in Zamfara State, Nigeria
Placed at the district its title names, Zamfara.
2022 Zamfara massacres
Series of mass murders in Northwest Nigeria
From 4 to 6 January 2022, over 200 people were killed by bandits in Zamfara State, Nigeria in a series of massacres. This was the deadliest terrorist attack in recent Nigerian history.
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