location: Maiduguri
notes: Boko Haram launches an attack on Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, in an attack that included heavy artillery fire and suicide bombers. Military forces repelled the attackers, many residents fled the area. 55 villagers were killed in raids in Kayamla and Bale areas. 'Many' Boko Haram fighters killed - exact figures not known (at least six 'vigilantes' were killed by a pair of female suicide bombers who pretended to be in distress, three other soldiers killed). Later estimates believe the total was no less than 12.
target_text: location: Maiduguri, fatalities: 30