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The January 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks were a set of terrorist massacres that occurred in Jan 2014 at Kawuri, Borno state and in Chakawa village, Madagali Local Government Area, Adamawa State respectively (on 2 separate occasions in the latter location). All of the attacks have been blamed on Boko Haram.
On the 31st of January, a pastor and 10 members of his congregation were killed in Chakawa.
26 January
The night of 26 January saw a pair of simultaneous attacks that occurred on 26th Jan 2014 at Kawuri, Borno state and a Cathlolic church in Chakawa village, Madagali Local Government Area, Adamawa State respectively.
In Kawuri, a village in Konduga Local Government, Borno State (located some 37 kilometers southeast of Maiduguri), some 85 people were slain overnight. The attacks have been blamed on Boko Haram.
In Chakawa (also known as Waga Chakawa) the throats of several church worshippers were slit, while others were shot. An estimated 31 people were killed, but this was reivsed to the figure of 41.
The final death toll has been put at least 138 people.