Tarmuwa massacre
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| Tarmuwa massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Location | Mafa, Tarmuwa, Yobe State, Nigeria |
| Date | September 3, 2024 |
| Target | Villagers, worshippers,[clarification needed] and farmers |
Attack type | Mass shootings · massacre · looting · arson |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 130 |
| Injured | 30+ |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State[1] |
No. of participants | 50+ |
| Motive | Revenge for villagers telling security operatives about their activities |
On September 3, 2024, over 50 armed Islamic State militants attacked the district of Tarmuwa in Yobe State, Nigeria, killing 130 villagers.
The Boko Haram insurgency began in 2009, when the group started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria.
ISWAP claimed that the men of the village were "supporting and coordinating" with the Nigerian army and therefore labeled them as "apostates", heading to the village to commit this massacre.
Attack
The attack began when over 50 extremists on motorcycles carried out attacks in the Nigerian local government area of Tarmuwa. The extremists looted and set shops, houses and schools ablaze, carried out mass shootings at markets and houses, shot worshippers and farmers. 130 villagers were killed in the attack.[2] The militants put up posters during the massacre threatening to do the same to other villages who commit "treachery" [citation needed].[3][4]
Responses
The Nigerian police blamed the attack on Boko Haram.
Community leader Zanna Umar confirmed that at least 102 villagers were killed, and stated "We are still working to search for more because many people are still missing"
Local chief Buba Adamu stated “This is the first time our community has faced such a devastating attack,” and “We never imagined something like this could happen here.”
President Bola Tinubu condemned the attack as an "atrocious and cowardly act of terror".[5]
Two mass burials were held a day after the attack on September 4. 87 people were buried in the village of Babbangida, while 40 others were buried in Mafa.[6]