Tarmuwa massacre

Tarmuwa massacre
Part of the Boko Haram insurgency
LocationMafa, Tarmuwa, Yobe State, Nigeria
DateSeptember 3, 2024
TargetVillagers, worshippers and farmers
Attack type
Mass shootings · massacre · looting · arson
Weapons
Deaths130
Injured30+
PerpetratorsIslamic State
No. of participants
50+
MotiveRevenge 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.