source: Blueprint; HumAngle; Daily Trust (Nigeria); Legit; The Cable (Nigeria); News Chronicle; AFP; Desert Herald; Premium Times (Nigeria); Guardian (Nigeria); Daily Independent (Nigeria); Twitter
actor1: Islamic State (West Africa) - Lake Chad Faction and/or Boko Haram - Jamaatu Ahli is-Sunnah lid-Dawati wal-Jihad
actor2: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
location: Buni
notes: On 18 May 2020, BH and Nigerian armed forces clashed eight kilometers away of Buni-Gari in Gujba LGA (Borno) after a convoy of Nigerian Armed Forces ran into an IED planted by Boko Haram (coded separately). 2 soldiers were killed and 3 BH fighters died in the gun battle.