Armed men killed the village head in Babanna community, Borgu LGA, Niger.

Less than 24 hours after the assassination of Sheikh Ibrahim Birkuti in Biu, Boko Haram launched a series of coordinated strikes across Maiduguri. The attackers targeted three distinct locations: a church and two separate police posts. Using a combination of IEDs and high-volume gunfire, the insurgents overwhelmed local security details before melting back into the urban residential wards. Police spokesman Lawal Abdullahi confirmed there were seven explosions across the city. The attackers hit the Gwange and Dandal police stations, while the seventh bomb went off next to a Catholic church (St. Patrick’s Church). A bomb hurled at the church missed its target and landed on the street, killing two passers-by. In a shootout with police at the Dandal station, three of the gunmen were killed.

At approximately 7 am on Sunday, a large group of bandits on motorcycles (reportedly over 30) attacked worshippers and locals in the Rubu general area of Kajuru LGA, Kaduna State, beginning from Ungwan Fada, moving into Ungwan Turawa, then Ungwan Makama, and finally Rubu village. In Rubu, the bandits attacked the Maranatha Baptist Church and St. Moses Catholic Church, firing indiscriminately as worshippers gathered for early morning services. The attacks resulted in three deaths—Peter Madaki (Ward Head of Ungwan Fada), Elisha Ezekiel (Resident of Ungwan Fada), and Ali Zamani (Youth Leader of Rubu)—and two injuries: Aniro Mai and an unidentified woman. An unspecified number of worshippers and locals were abducted, with reports indicating over 30 people taken. The attackers looted shops and carted away valuables. A female worshipper had one of her ears cut off by the attackers.

ISWAP insurgents attacked Boloko village, killing six Nigerian soldiers and five hunters.