5 July 2015 Nigeria attacks
On 5 July 2015, major attacks occurred in Nigeria - in Potiskum, Jos and Borno.
Just before 10am on 5 July 2015, in Potiskum, Yobe State, a suicide bombing occurred at an evangelical church, the Redeemed Christian Church of God.[1][2][3] It killed six people, including the bomber.[1][2][3]
In the evening of the same day in Jos, Plateau State, a bomb that had been planted in a restaurant exploded, killing 23 people.[4][3] During the same evening in the same city, a suicide bombing occurred at a mosque, killing 21 people.[4][3]
On the same day in Borno State, a group of insurgents killed 9 villagers as well as burned down 32 churches and about 300 homes.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Boko Haram attack caps week of bloodshed in Nigeria". BBC News. 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ a b Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Suicide bomber kills five in Nigeria church attack | DW | 05.07.2015". DW.COM. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ a b c d e Jos, Associated Press in (2015-07-06). "Nigeria bombs kill at least 44 in crowded mosque and restaurant". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ a b "Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Jos blasts kill scores". BBC News. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  | This Nigerian history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This terrorism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Nigeria history stubs
- Terrorism stubs
- 2015 murders in Nigeria
- 2010s in Borno State
- 2010s in Yobe State
- 2010s massacres in Nigeria
- 21st century in Jos
- Arson in Nigeria
- Arson in 2015
- 2015 building bombings
- Attacks on churches in Nigeria
- Attacks on restaurants in Africa
- Boko Haram suicide bombings
- Building bombings in Nigeria
- Crime in Jos
- Islamic terrorist incidents in 2015
- Church bombings by Islamists
- July 2015 crimes in Africa
- July 2015 events in Nigeria
- Mass murder in 2015
- Mass murder in Borno State
- Mass murder in Yobe State
- Massacres perpetrated by Boko Haram
- Boko Haram mosque bombings
- Potiskum
- Suicide bombings in 2015
- Suicide bombings in Nigeria
- Terrorist incidents in Borno State
- Terrorist incidents in Nigeria in 2015
- Terrorist incidents in Yobe State
- 21st-century attacks on mosques