source: Premium Times (Nigeria); Vanguard (Nigeria)
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
actor2: Islamic State (West Africa) and/or Boko Haram - Jamaatu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Dawati wal-Jihad
location: Bama
notes: 13-14 July. 23 Nigerian soldiers went missing after Boko Haram ambushed a convoy outside Bama at Boboshe village, leading to the loss of several military vehicles. According to a military officer, 'around 100 terrorists' attacked the convoy. Any causalities/fatalities not known. The attack may have lasted into the early hours of the following morning. The military later denied the attack took place.