Izghe

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Izge
Village
Izge
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Izge
Coordinates: 10°58′59.88″N13°18′0″E / 10.9833000°N 13.30000°E / 10.9833000; 13.30000
Country NigeriaNigeria
State Borno
Local Government Area Gwoza

Izge is a village in Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State, Nigeria.

A massacre by Boko Haram on 15 February 2014 left 106 residents of the village dead. A second raid occurred a few days later, in which the village was burned to the ground. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nigeria's Boko Haram 'in village massacre'". BBC News. 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  2. ↑ B’Haram murders 106 in fresh attack. Archived 2014-03-19 at the Wayback Machine February 17, 2014 by Emma Anya, Fidelis Soriwei and Kayode Idowu with agency report
  3. ↑ Nigeria Boko Haram crisis: Anger over second Izghe raid. Retrieved 2014-02-June.
  4. ↑ Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks Izghe, Borno again. TVC News (retrieved 2014-02-June).


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