source: Nigeria Punch; Vanguard (Nigeria)
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) and/or Boko Haram - Jamaatu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Dawati wal-Jihad
actor2: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
location: Maiduguri
notes: 16 September. Boko Haram ambushed a military unit on patrol along the Maiduguri-Bama road. The military forces reportedly killed five Boko Haram members during the exchange.