Battle of Gashua
| Battle of Gashua | |||||||
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| Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Nigeria |
 Boko Haram | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5 killed | 20 killed | ||||||
On April 24, 2013, Nigerian forces repelled a Boko Haram attack on the city of Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria.
Background
Boko Haram emerged in 2009 as a jihadist social and political movement in a failed rebellion in northeast Nigeria.[1] Throughout the following years, Abubakar Shekau unified militant Islamist groups in the region and continued to foment the rebellion against the Nigerian government, conducting terrorist attacks and bombings in cities and communities across the region.[2] Two days before the Gashua attack, Boko Haram militants attacked Nigerian forces in Baga.[3]
Battle
On the night of April 24, Boko Haram militants attacked a Nigerien police station in the city of Gashua.[4] The attack began at midnight, and residents stated that fighting lasted for several hours.[5][6] Local authorities stated that the death toll was 25, including five police officers and 20 rebels.[4] Yobe State police representative Sanusi Rifai said that the attackers left with nine million naira ($57,000 USD in 2013) and two vehicles.[7]
References
- ^ Walker, Andrew (2016-02-04). "Join us or die: the birth of Boko Haram". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Nigeria unrest: 'Boko Haram' gunmen kill 44 at mosque". BBC News. 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Nigeria. Plus de 180 morts dans des combats entre armée et islamistes". Franceinfo (in French). 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ a b "Nigeria : 25 morts dans des violences". Le Figaro (in French). 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ "Nigeria: Boko Haram, Police Clash in Yobe". allAfrica.com. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ beegeagle (2013-04-25). "BREAKING NEWS: JSTF TROOPS, BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS IN FIERCE FIGHTING AT GASHUA, N.E NIGERIA….AFTERMATH OF AN ATTACK ON A MILITARY OUTPOST, POLICE STATION; RESIDENTS STAYING INDOORS". Beegeagle's Blog. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ "Nigeria: nouvelle attaque dans le nord-est, les habitants toujours apeurés". L'Express (in French). 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2025-08-16.