January 2015 raid on Kolofata | |||||||
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Part of the Islamist insurgency in Nigeria | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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![]() Boko Haram | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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![]() Abubakar Shekau | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 300+ [2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed 1 injured [2] | 143 killed [2] |
The January 2015 raid on Kolofata was an unsuccessful assault on a Cameroonian military base at Kolofata, Far North Region, perpetrated by Boko Haram. The incident occurred on 12 January 2015 coming shortly after another Boko Haram incursion onto Cameroonian soil.