On 24 December 2010, jihadist group Boko Haram carried out attacks in Jos and Maiduguri in Nigeria, killing 38 people.[1]

Four bombs exploded in Jos, Plateau State, killing 32 people: two near a large market, one in a mainly Christian area and another near a road leading to the city's main mosque.[1] Six people were killed in attacks on two churches in Maiduguri, Borno State.[1]

Boko Haram claimed responsibility for all the attacks.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Radical Islamist sect says it carried out Nigeria church attacks". The Guardian. 2010-12-28. Archived from the original on 2023-02-17.
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