Chakawa and Kawuri attacks

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.

Nigerian bandits inside their camp

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]