May 2014 Buni Yadi attack

May 2014 Buni Yadi attack
Part of Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
Location Buni Yadi, Yobe State, Nigeria
Date 27 May 2014
Deaths 58

The May 2014 Buni Yadi attack was a terrorist attack that occurred on 27 May 2014 in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, Nigeria.[1][2] Some 49 security personnel (soldiers and police) and nine civilians were killed.[3][4][5]

The attack was blamed on Boko Haram.[6][7]

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Coordinates: 11°16′08″N 11°59′49″E / 11.2689°N 11.9969°E / 11.2689; 11.9969

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