365:
scare the remaining workers. Nigerian military forces stationed in the nearby village of Erena responded to a distress call at the mine, and as three trucks filled with servicemen departed towards the mine, the bandits ambushed them on motorbikes. State
Commissioner for Internal Security Emmanuel Umar stated "the joint security team engaged the terrorists and there were a yet to be determined number of casualties from both sides." Initial estimates by the Nigerian military placed the death toll at 20 military personnel, along with seven police officers and "scores" of civilians, while Reuters stated that 30 security forces were killed immediately. An eyewitness to the massacre and also the leader of local group Concerned Shiroro Youths of Niger State, Sani Abubakar Yusuf Kokki, stated that in the following days, the bodies of more servicemen and police officers from the ambush were discovered.
352:, militant Islamist organization Boko Haram has launched a guerrilla insurgency in northern Nigeria. While hostilities and the group's size has dwindled since 2021, attacks by bandits have increased in that same time. Throughout the summer and spring of 2022, bandit attacks on military outposts increased heavily. In January, three Chinese nationals were kidnapped from a hydroelectric power plant in Shiroro. Boko Haram had also allegedly formed a presence in Shiroro in early 2022, prior to the attacks. Just one day before, two police officers were killed in
364:
On June 29, 2022, at 4pm local time, bandits on motorbikes and a truck kidnapped four
Chinese nationals and other mine workers at Ajata-Aboki mine near Shiroro. The bandits immediately shot and killed seven policemen at the scene along with some civilians, and then proceeded to shoot sporadically to
110:
On June 30, 2022, gunmen ambushed
Nigerian soldiers responding to a distress call of an attack on a mining village. Forty-eight people died, among the deceased, thirty-four soldiers, eight policemen, and six civilians. The attack is one of the deadliest ambushes in Nigeria in recent years.
373:
Following the attack, Brigadier
General Onyema Nwachukwu stated that Nigerian officials were "on the trail of the criminals, with some already neutralized". Niger State governor
140:
377:
demanded security agencies go "all out" to ensure the kidnapped victims are returned safely. The Ajata-Aboki mine was later reinforced with soldiers from the 1st
Division.
133:
590:
429:
402:
719:
534:
126:
615:
759:
563:
207:
779:
709:
639:
457:
764:
739:
769:
729:
714:
666:
774:
699:
280:
754:
704:
308:
275:
217:
481:
749:
505:
734:
270:
744:
323:
285:
724:
260:
169:
349:
150:
28:
318:
313:
250:
265:
174:
290:
8:
374:
222:
202:
179:
336:
237:
197:
184:
255:
232:
212:
403:"Shiroro death toll rises to 48, 34 soldiers killed, says community youth leader"
227:
693:
640:"UPDATE: Death toll rises to 48 hours after bandits attack Niger mining site"
73:
535:"Terrorists kill 20 military personnel, 7 mobile policemen, others in Niger"
118:
55:
616:"Nigerian Authorities Search for Abducted Chinese Nationals, Others"
591:"At least 30 Nigerian soldiers killed in ambush after mine attack"
430:"At least 30 Nigerian soldiers killed in ambush after mine attack"
51:
353:
506:"Terrorists attack 16 military bases in 18 months, kill 800"
564:"Gunmen kidnap four Chinese workers in central Nigeria"
458:"Still Dangerous, Boko Haram Hanging On in West Africa"
667:"Army confirms ambush, death of personnel in Shiroro"
671:The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
691:
482:"Nigerian communities seek an end to attacks"
134:
400:
148:
141:
127:
585:
583:
359:
720:Terrorist incidents in Nigeria in 2022
692:
580:
661:
659:
122:
558:
556:
554:
532:
528:
526:
452:
450:
424:
422:
396:
394:
392:
390:
13:
656:
14:
791:
760:Organized crime events in Nigeria
551:
523:
447:
419:
387:
632:
16:2022 ambush in Shiroro, Nigeria
608:
498:
474:
1:
780:2022 road incidents in Africa
710:2022 mass shootings in Africa
380:
114:
368:
7:
765:June 2022 events in Nigeria
740:21st century in Niger State
401:olufemiajasa (2022-07-03).
356:, in southeastern Nigeria.
10:
796:
770:June 2022 crimes in Africa
730:2020s massacres in Nigeria
715:Spree shootings in Nigeria
276:Bakura & Talata Mafara
775:Road incidents in Nigeria
160:
82:
67:
34:
26:
21:
700:Nigerian bandit conflict
152:Nigerian bandit conflict
29:Nigerian bandit conflict
755:Kidnapping in the 2020s
705:2022 murders in Nigeria
750:Kidnappings in Nigeria
360:Ambush and kidnapping
218:Greenfield University
83:Casualties and losses
735:Crime in Niger State
208:Kaduna & Katsina
745:Ambushes in Nigeria
533:Oboh (2022-07-01).
375:Abubakar Sani Bello
725:Massacres in 2022
568:www.aljazeera.com
345:
344:
108:
107:
63:
62:
787:
682:
681:
679:
678:
663:
654:
653:
651:
650:
636:
630:
629:
627:
626:
612:
606:
605:
603:
602:
587:
578:
577:
575:
574:
560:
549:
548:
546:
545:
530:
521:
520:
518:
517:
510:Punch Newspapers
502:
496:
495:
493:
492:
478:
472:
471:
469:
468:
454:
445:
444:
442:
441:
426:
417:
416:
414:
413:
398:
233:Kebbi kidnapping
155:
153:
143:
136:
129:
120:
119:
36:
35:
19:
18:
795:
794:
790:
789:
788:
786:
785:
784:
690:
689:
686:
685:
676:
674:
665:
664:
657:
648:
646:
638:
637:
633:
624:
622:
614:
613:
609:
600:
598:
589:
588:
581:
572:
570:
562:
561:
552:
543:
541:
531:
524:
515:
513:
504:
503:
499:
490:
488:
480:
479:
475:
466:
464:
456:
455:
448:
439:
437:
428:
427:
420:
411:
409:
399:
388:
383:
371:
362:
346:
341:
328:
300:
242:
189:
156:
151:
149:
147:
117:
78:Unknown bandits
59:
17:
12:
11:
5:
793:
783:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
684:
683:
655:
631:
607:
579:
550:
522:
497:
473:
446:
418:
385:
384:
382:
379:
370:
367:
361:
358:
343:
342:
340:
339:
333:
332:
327:
326:
321:
316:
311:
305:
304:
299:
298:
293:
288:
283:
278:
273:
268:
263:
258:
253:
247:
246:
241:
240:
235:
230:
225:
223:Kebbi massacre
220:
215:
210:
205:
200:
194:
193:
188:
187:
182:
177:
172:
166:
165:
161:
158:
157:
146:
145:
138:
131:
123:
116:
113:
106:
105:
102:
101:
100:
97:
94:
85:
84:
80:
79:
76:
70:
69:
65:
64:
61:
60:
50:
48:
44:
43:
40:
32:
31:
24:
23:
22:Shiroro ambush
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
792:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
697:
695:
688:
672:
668:
662:
660:
645:
641:
635:
621:
617:
611:
596:
592:
586:
584:
569:
565:
559:
557:
555:
540:
539:Vanguard News
536:
529:
527:
511:
507:
501:
487:
483:
477:
463:
459:
453:
451:
435:
431:
425:
423:
408:
407:Vanguard News
404:
397:
395:
393:
391:
386:
378:
376:
366:
357:
355:
351:
350:2009 uprising
338:
335:
334:
330:
329:
325:
322:
320:
317:
315:
314:Ungwan Wakili
312:
310:
307:
306:
302:
301:
297:
294:
292:
289:
287:
284:
282:
279:
277:
274:
272:
269:
267:
264:
262:
259:
257:
254:
252:
249:
248:
244:
243:
239:
236:
234:
231:
229:
226:
224:
221:
219:
216:
214:
211:
209:
206:
204:
201:
199:
196:
195:
191:
190:
186:
183:
181:
178:
176:
173:
171:
168:
167:
163:
162:
159:
154:
144:
139:
137:
132:
130:
125:
124:
121:
112:
103:
98:
95:
92:
91:
90:
87:
86:
81:
77:
75:
74:Nigerian Army
72:
71:
66:
57:
53:
49:
46:
45:
42:June 29, 2022
41:
38:
37:
33:
30:
25:
20:
687:
675:. Retrieved
673:. 2022-07-01
670:
647:. Retrieved
643:
634:
623:. Retrieved
619:
610:
599:. Retrieved
597:. 2022-07-03
594:
571:. Retrieved
567:
542:. Retrieved
538:
514:. Retrieved
512:. 2022-08-07
509:
500:
489:. Retrieved
485:
476:
465:. Retrieved
461:
438:. Retrieved
436:. 2022-07-03
433:
410:. Retrieved
406:
372:
363:
347:
295:
281:Birnin Gwari
266:Ganar Kiyawa
109:
88:
68:Belligerents
261:Kebbi (Mar)
175:Sabon Birni
99:6 civilians
96:8 policemen
93:34 soldiers
56:Niger State
694:Categories
677:2023-01-10
649:2023-01-10
625:2023-01-10
601:2023-01-10
573:2023-01-10
544:2023-01-10
516:2023-01-10
491:2023-01-09
467:2023-01-09
440:2023-01-09
412:2023-01-09
381:References
319:Tudun Biri
115:Background
369:Aftermath
89:48 total
58:, Nigeria
644:Evernote
348:Since a
47:Location
27:Part of
595:Reuters
434:Reuters
324:Plateau
309:Yenagoa
296:Shiroro
286:Plateau
256:Dankade
251:Zamfara
203:Zamfara
180:Kankara
170:Katsina
104:Unknown
52:Shiroro
337:Kuriga
291:Kajuru
271:Kaduna
238:Chikun
198:Kagara
185:Mahuta
486:WORLD
354:Enugu
228:Zurmi
213:Afaka
331:2024
303:2023
245:2022
192:2021
164:2020
39:Date
620:VOA
462:VOA
696::
669:.
658:^
642:.
618:.
593:.
582:^
566:.
553:^
537:.
525:^
508:.
484:.
460:.
449:^
432:.
421:^
405:.
389:^
54:,
680:.
652:.
628:.
604:.
576:.
547:.
519:.
494:.
470:.
443:.
415:.
142:e
135:t
128:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.