Izge is a village in
Gwoza Local Government Area,
Borno State
Borno is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Yobe State, Yobe to the west, Gombe State, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa State, Adamawa to the south while its ea ...
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Nigeria
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A
massacre
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by
Boko Haram
Boko Haram, officially known as Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (), is a self-proclaimed jihadist militant group based in northeastern Nigeria and also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. In 2016, the group spli ...
on 15 February 2014 left 106 residents of the village dead. A second raid occurred a few days later, in which the village was burned to the ground.
Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks Izghe, Borno again.
TVC News (retrieved 2014-02-June).
See also
*Izghe attack
The Izghe attack was a terrorist incident that occurred on February 15, 2014.
Gunmen suspected of being members of Boko Haram entered the village of Izghe, Borno State in the early hours of the morning and murdered 105 men and 1 elderly woman.
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References
Populated places in Borno State
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