A 27‑year‑old man, identified as Abba, was shot dead by bandits after delivering a N16 million ransom and three motorcycles for the release of nine victims abducted from Jere town, Kaduna State. The abduction occurred on 16 April 2024, when bandits invaded homes at Unguwar Iya in Jere, kidnapping nine residents and initially demanding N30 million. Abba, who had been negotiating with the bandits, went to deliver the agreed‑upon ransom to the group's leader at a designated location. After collecting the ransom and the motorcycles, the bandit leader tied Abba with a rope and shot him. A released victim later disclosed that the bandits' leader killed Abba for being "rude" to him during the ransom negotiations. The bandits callously informed Abba's family of his fate, directing them to a location to retrieve his corpse.

Two motorcycle-riding gunmen shot and killed Sheikh Bashir Kashara, a prominent Wahhabi cleric, at his home in Maiduguri. One of his students was also killed in the attack. Kashara, who was well-known for his weekly Islamic programme on Borno State-run radio, was a vocal critic of Boko Haram's ideologies, particularly the group's stance that Western education is a sin. The police officer who confirmed the attack noted that while investigations had commenced, the "modus operandi" of the attack pointed most strongly to Boko Haram as the perpetrator.

Boko Haram released a seven-minute propaganda video—the first of its kind in two years—showing the execution of three men whom the group accused of being spies for Nigeria's Directorate of Military Intelligence. The video was published by the faction led by Abubakar Shekau. In the footage, three men dressed in orange jumpsuits kneel on the ground as masked militants criticize President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian military's campaign against them. One man is beheaded, while the other two are shot. A militant addresses Buhari directly, stating, “These are your boys you sent.” Additionally, the group showcased high-grade military weapons, including what appeared to be anti-aircraft missiles, claiming that they still hold territory that the Nigerian army cannot recapture.

In a precision home-invasion style hit, two Boko Haram gunmen riding a motorcycle approached a residential compound in Damaturu, Yobe State. They knocked on the door of a police officer’s home. The moment the officer answered, they shot him dead before fleeing on their motorcycle. The officer lived in a compound with eight other policemen, but the attackers singled him out, indicating the killing was premeditated. The attack was part of the group’s wider strategy to eliminate security personnel in their domestic spaces, thereby removing any sense of off-duty safety.