Boko Haram insurgents attacked Kwam community in Askira/Uba LGA, Borno State. They killed four farmers, razed a church, and abducted women, children, and the pastor’s daughters. Senator Ali Ndume publicly condemned the attack.
14 Nov 2025 · Kwam, Askira/Uba, Borno
Deaths
4
Total casualties
4
Perpetrators
Boko Haram
Response
Senator Ali Ndume condemned the attack, calling for stronger military action against insurgents.
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Insurgency, targeting of farmers and religious institutions, abductions for leverage
Trajectory
Incident reflects Boko Haram’s continued reliance on rural raids, abductions, and symbolic destruction of churches to instill fear.
Cycle notes
Boko Haram attacks in Chibok and Gwoza continue to disrupt rural livelihoods, faith-based communities, and security in Borno.
Pattern
Boko Haram rural raids targeting civilians and churches
Related — Armed Attack
Boko Haram gunmen attacked four hill communities of Hwa’a, Kunde, Gathahure, and Gjigga, setting four churches ablaze with improvised explosive devices and petrol bombs. The insurgents, who approached on foot, looted livestock and grain reserves. In Hwa’a community, gunmen targeted a retired clergyman, Rev. Jacob Kwiza (rtd) of the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN), while he was picking mangoes. They forced him to renounce Christianity and convert to Islam; upon his refusal, they slit his throat. He was killed alongside two other worshippers.
Gunmen attacked Suwa village in Bokkos LGA, Plateau State, killing one person and injuring two others.
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