2016 Bodo bombings
| 2016 Bodo bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Location | 12°21′35.66″N 14°28′19.08″E / 12.3599056°N 14.4719667°E Bodo, Far North Region, Cameroon |
| Date | 25 January 2016 10:00 a.m. WAT (UTC+01:00) |
Attack type | Islamic terrorism, suicide bombing, mass murder |
| Deaths | 25-35 civilians |
| Injured | 65-86 civilians |
| Perpetrator | |
No. of participants | 4 female teenager attackers, allegedly |
The 2016 Bodo bombings occurred on 25 January 2016, when four attackers suspectedly affiliated with the jihadist rebel group, Boko Haram, executed a quadruple suicide bombing. The attack occurred in Bodo, Far North Region, Cameroon. It killed upwards of 25-35 people and injured upwards of 65-86 others. Two female teenagers allegedly set off explosives hidden in sacks of grain in the village's market and two other female teenagers struck the town's entry and exit points. The attack was one of the deadliest in the Far North Region since 2013.