LAGOS (AFP) – A number of churches in northeast
Nigeria were attacked by suspected Boko Haram
Islamists on Sunday, near the town of Chibok where
more than 200 teenage girls were kidnapped in April.
Witnesses say they fear that yet again, dozens have
been killed.
Here are some of the deadly raids, kidnappings and
bombings that have been linked to Boko Haram this
year:
- February 15, 2014: An attack blamed on the
extremist sect leaves more than 100 people dead in the
mostly Christian village of Izghe in the north-eastern
state of Borno.
- April 14: Gunmen kidnap 276 female high school
students in Chibok, Borno. Fifty-seven managed to
escape but the rest are still being held. Several foreign
countries, including the United States, have joined
forces to try to find the girls.
- April 14: A blast at a bus station packed with
morning commuters at Nyanya, on the southern
outskirts of Abuja, kills at least 75 people, the most
deadly attack to date on the capital. Boko Haram
claims responsibility. On May 1, a car bomb at the
same spot kills 19, and leaves 80 injured.
- May 5: At least 300 people are killed in an attack
in Gamboru Ngala, in Borno state near the border
with Cameroon, which totally destroys the town.
- May 20: At least 118 are killed and 56 injured in
two car bomb attacks on a market in Jos, central
Nigeria, which go off within 20 minutes of each
other. The regional governor blames Boko Haram.
- June 1: At least 40 are killed when a bomb explodes
at a football stadium in Mubi in the north-east of
the country shortly after a match. The attack is
blamed on Boko Haram.
- June 3: Hundreds are feared dead in a suspected
Boko Haram attack on four villages in Borno state,
with local leaders putting the death toll as high as
500.
- June 17: 21 football fans are killed when a bomb
rips through the viewing centre where they are
watching the World Cup in Damaturu, northern
Nigeria.
- June 24: Local officials report 30 killed and more
than 60 women kidnapped in a series of attacks over
several days in Borno state, although the Nigerian
government denies the abductions.
- June 25: At least 21 people are killed and 17 injured
in a bombing at a crowded shopping centre in the
centre of Abuja. The attack — the third on the city in
three months — is blamed on Boko Haram.
- June 29: Suspected Boko Haram gunmen riding on
motorcycles target a number of churches during
Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers and
chasing them into the bush. Witnesses fear dozens are
killed.

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