location: Bama
notes: Residents of Attagara and Kawuri villages in Gwoza and Bama local government areas of Borno State, respectively, repelled attacks on their community by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. In Kawuri a members of a local vigilante group said: 'We were able to kill many of the militants who invaded our community yesterday night.' However, no specific numbers were provided.
target_text: location: Bama, fatalities: 5