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Today in History: Gunmen kill 42, mostly students, Mamudo school

7/6/2026

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On 6 July 2013, Boko Haram gunmen stormed the Government Secondary School in Mamudo, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing 42 people—predominantly students and a few staff members. The attack highlighted the insurgents’ expanding reach into northeastern Nigeria’s rural schools, underscoring the region’s vulnerability to militant violence.

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On 6 July 2013, Boko Haram gunmen stormed the Government Secondary School in Mamudo, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing 42 people—predominantly students and a few staff members. The attack highlighted the insurgents’ expanding reach into northeastern Nigeria’s rural schools, underscoring the region’s vulnerability to militant violence.