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Potiskum is a local government area and city in Yobe State northeastern part of Nigeria. It's the largest, most populous and fastest growing city in Yobe State. Of the native languages in Yobe State, Potiskum is home to several major groups which include the Karai-Karai, Bolewa and Ngizim and Hausa-Fulani. It is on the A3 highway at 11°43′N11°04′E. It has an area of 559 square kilometres (216 sq mi).
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The following lists events from 2014 in Nigeria.
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The following lists events that happened in 2013 in Nigeria.
In November 2014, two separate terrorist attacks took place in Potiskum in Yobe State, Nigeria. Both incidents involved suicide bombers, killing at least 61 people and injuring scores of others. In both cases, Boko Haram has been accused of carrying out the attacks.
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Nigeria.
On 5 July 2015, major attacks occurred in Nigeria - in Potiskum, Jos and Borno.
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- 1 2 3 "Teenage suicide bomber kills at least 16 at Nigerian bus station". The Guardian . 2015-02-15. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28.
- 1 2 'Seven-year-old girl' kills herself and five others in Nigeria suicide bombing
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