Nganzai funeral attack

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2025 On 27 July 2019 a squad of Boko Haram terrorists opened fire on a group of people walking from a funeral in Nganzai District of Borno State, Nigeria.

[3] Around 10:30 GMT several Boko Haram extremists riding in motorbikes and vans[1] opened fire on a large group of people returning to the village of Badu Kuluwu from a funeral in Goni Abachari.

Angry mourners retaliated against the assault by attempting to chase after the terrorists, but were fired upon by the attacking convoy as it fled.

[4] Nganzai local government chairman Muhammad Bulama confirmed a death toll of 65 people and 10 injuries in a statement to the media the next day.

Bulimia labeled the terrorist attack as a reprisal attack, occurring in response to a civilian self-defense group killing 11 Boko Haram extremists while countering an ambush a week earlier.