| Gubio massacre | |
| Location: | Gubio, Borno State, Nigeria |
| Partof: | the Boko Haram insurgency |
| Date: | 9 June 2020 |
| Type: | Mass shooting, arson, kidnapping |
| Fatalities: | 82 |
| Injuries: | Several |
| Perps: | ISWAP |
During the afternoon of 9 June 2020, a massacre occurred in a village in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.[1] [2] [3] A group of gunmen on motorcycles and other vehicles attacked the village for over two hours, killing at least 81 people.[1] [2] [3] [4] Thirteen other people were injured in the attack, and seven others abducted.[4] The attackers also killed over 300 cows and stole another 1,000.[2] [3] An Air Force fighter jet fired shots at the insurgents as they left.[2] The insurgents returned the following morning, killing a herdsman who escaped the massacre, then set fire to the village.[1] [2] No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion fell on the jihadist group Boko Haram.[1] [2]
On the same day, a 200-strong gang attacked Kadisau, a village in Katsina State.[1] They looted it, killing at least 20 people who tried to defend it.[1] No group claimed responsibility.[1]