Benisheik massacre

Benisheik massacre
Part of Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
Location	Benisheik, Borno State, Nigeria
Date	18 September 2013
Deaths	159

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The Benisheik massacre was a massacre that occurred on the 18th of September, 2013 in Benisheik, Borno State, Nigeria. Some 161 people were killed.^[1]^[2] The attacks have been blamed on Boko Haram.

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