What the records say
- When
- 1 Jul 2015
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 145
- Coordinates
- 12.92° N, 13.56° E
- Description
- terrorist incident in Nigeria
30 June and 1 July 2015 Borno massacres
Terrorist incident in Nigeria
On 1 July 2015, Boko Haram gunmen stormed the village of Kukawa, in Borno State and killed 97 people. According to an anonymous senior government official, the militants targeted mosques, which they believed taught a form of Islam that was too moderate.
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