location: Maiduguri
notes: A detachment of a joint police and military anti-robbery squad ('Operation Flush') intercepted a group of members of the Boko Haram sect militia riding motorbikes during a funeral procession for not wearing crash helmets, leading to an argument between the two groups and to the fatal shooting of 17 of the Boko Haram members by one of the security officers. This event is thought to have triggered a large wave of anti-government uprisings the following month.
target_text: location: Maiduguri, fatalities: 17