2023 Yobe State attacks
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| 2023 Yobe State attacks | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Location | Gurokayeya, Yobe State, Nigeria |
| Date | 30–31 October 2023 |
| Deaths | 37 |
| Injured | 7 |
| Perpetrators | Boko Haram |
In late October 2023, two terrorist attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram occurred in Yobe State, Nigeria a day apart, killing at least 37 people and injuring 7.
Attacks
First attack
On 30 October, militants raided the Gurokayeya village on motorbikes at around 19:30 GMT and shot at villagers sporadically, killing at least 17.[1][2] A resident of the village and an anti-jihadist militia stated that the attack occurred when villagers refused to pay an illicit tax to the terrorists. The shooting was the first deadly attack in Yobe State in over a year.[3][4]
Second attack
On 31 October, a day after the shooting in Gurokayeya, at least 20 mourners were killed when their vehicle drove over a landmine.[5][6] The victims were returning from the burial services of the people killed in the previous attack.[7] The vehicle that was attacked carried 22 men from the neighboring Karabiri village. A member of an anti-jihadist militia stated that, “There were fears the terrorists could return and disrupt the funeral, but the people insisted on burying the dead.”[5]