source: EONS Intelligence; Daily Post (Nigeria); Blueprint; Daily Independent (Nigeria); Concise News
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
actor2: Islamic State (West Africa) - Lake Chad Faction and/or Boko Haram - Jamaatu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Dawati wal-Jihad
location: Garin Kuturu
notes: On 2 July 2021, the army and police forces clashed with Boko Haram members along the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway, near Garin Kuturu (Konduga LGA, Borno). A police officer and 28 fighters were killed. Government forces seized 3 rifles, a rocket propel grenade and 2 trucks with Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant (POL); a third truck was destroyed. A different report pinpointed the event along the Auno-Garin Kuturu in Kaga LGA.