Sources: BBC
Boko Haram jihadists storm a village near Gamboru, Borno State, Nigeria, killing three people and kidnapping more than 40 others. It is the second mass abduction by the Islamist group this month. 2020-12-27
About 900 children are released from the Civilian Joint Task Force, a militia formed in Nigeria to counter Boko Haram. 2019-05-10
At least eight people are killed following a suicide bomb attack in northern Cameroon's Sangueleri region near the Nigerian border. Boko Haram have previously carried out attacks in the region. 2015-10-11
A bomb explodes at a market place in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri killing at least four people. 2015-05-31
Hundreds of people have been found dead in the northern Nigerian town of Damasak, most likely killed by Boko Haram. 2015-04-27
Boko Haram captures the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak, killing 50 and forcing more than 3,000 to flee across the border into Niger. 2014-11-24
Air Marshal Alex Barde, the Nigeria head of defense, tells protesters in Abuja that the military knows where the 300 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are but are reluctant to rescue them due to the fear of having them killed. 2014-05-26
Five members of the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram and two Nigerian Army soldiers are killed in fighting in the city of Kano. 2013-11-9
The death toll from recent violence between Christians and Muslims in Jos, Nigeria, rises to 80. Islamist group Boko Haram claims responsibility for the deadly Christmas Eve bombings in the city. 2010-12-28
Islamist militant group Boko Haram raid a prison in Bauchi, northern Nigeria, freeing 721 inmates. 2010-09-9