2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2025 The 2015 Fotokol attack occurred on 4 and 5 February 2015 when Boko Haram militants reportedly killed at least 91 people by shooting and burning, and injured over 500 in Fotokol, Cameroon.
The militants, who are based in northeastern Nigeria and active in Chad, Niger and northern Cameroon,[1] also torched mosques and churches of the town.
[2][3] This attack came a day after the regional forces said it had driven Boko Haram from Gambaru, a Nigerian town close by.
This region of Niger is an area where refugees had arrived by the thousands seeking safety from Boko Haram attacks.
[6] The United Nations had also provided support with weapons, logistics, and operations for this multinational effort against Boko Haram.