Nigeria

Boko Haram
The Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria killed thousands and displaced more than two million people in the remote northeast. Since losing most of the territory it seized earlier in 2015 to the army, the insurgent group resorted to hitting soft targets, such as markets, bus stations, and places of worship, as well as hit-and-run attacks on villages, mainly in Borno state. Up to seven people died on December 27, 2015 when Nigeria's army repelled an attack by suspected Boko Haram fighters outside Maiduguri, the capital of the state.