May 2014 Buni Yadi attack

The May 2014 Buni Yadi attack was a terrorist attack that occurred on 27 May 2014 in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, Nigeria.[1][2] Some 49 security personnel (soldiers and police) and nine civilians were killed.[3][4][5]

May 2014 Buni Yadi attack
Part of Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
LocationBuni Yadi, Yobe State, Nigeria
Date27 May 2014
Deaths58

The attack was blamed on Boko Haram.[6][7]

References
  1. "24 personnel feared killed as Boko Haram attacks military,police base", Nigerian Monitor, Wednesday, 28 May 2014.
  2. "Boko Haram Kills 14 Top Soldiers, Police DPO In Latest Attack", Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine By ireport, Citypeoplenews.com on 27 May 2014.
  3. "Soldiers, Police Killed In Boko ‘Revenge’ 4 Hours Terror In Yobe, Borno", NewsRescue, Wednesday, 28 May 2014.
  4. "Boko Haram gunmen kill 24 soldiers, 21 police officers", Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Nigerian Tribune, 27.May.2014.
  5. "Boko Haram attacks police station, army base…kills 40 soldiers, policemen in Yobe", Archived 29 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine 28 May 2014 by Kayode Idowu, Punch (Nigeria).
  6. "Nigerian security services hit in fresh Boko Haram attack", The Telegraph, 8:09PM BST, 27 May 2014.
  7. "Military, police hit in fresh Boko Haram attack", Worldnews.com, 27 May 2014.

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