Magumeri ambush
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Era | Date not recorded (no reliable year in Wikidata) | derived from year |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Nigeria | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 12.1156, 12.8311 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
On 25 July 2017, Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants ambushed a convoy of Nigerian soldiers and scientists from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company near the town of Magumeri, Borno State, leaving 52 soldiers and 17 civilians dead.
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