The January 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks were a set of terrorist massacres that occurred in January 2014 at Kawuri, Borno state and in Chakawa village, Madagali Local Government Area, Adamawa State respectively (on 2 separate occasions in the latter location). All of the attacks have been blamed on Boko Haram.
On 31 January, a pastor and 10 members of his congregation were killed in Chakawa.[1][2]
26 January
The night of 26 January saw a pair of simultaneous attacks at Kawuri, Borno state and a Catholic church in Chakawa village, Madagali Local Government Area, Adamawa State respectively.[3][4][5]
In Kawuri, a village in Konduga Local Government, Borno State (located some 37 kilometers southeast of Maiduguri), some 85 people were slain overnight.[6][7][8]The attacks have been blamed on Boko Haram.[9]
In Chakawa (also known as Waga Chakawa) the throats of several church worshippers were slit,[10] while others were shot. An estimated 31 people were killed,[11] but this was revised to the figure of 41.[12]
The final death toll has been put at least 138 people.[13]