2020 Gamboru bombing

{{short description|2020 terrorist attack in Nigeria}}

{{Infobox civilian attack

|title=2020 Gamboru bombing

|fatalities=38

|injuries=30

|date=6 January 2020

|location=Gamboru, Borno State, Nigeria

|target=Civilians

|weapons=Suicide bombing (disputed)

|image=Nigeria - Borno.svg

}}

{{Campaignbox Boko Haram insurgency}}

At about 5pm on 6 January 2020, a bomb exploded at a market in Gamboru, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.{{cite news |url=https://dw.com/en/nigeria-hit-by-deadly-bomb-attack-near-cameroon/a-51908242 |title=Nigeria hit by deadly bomb attack near Cameroon |date=7 January 2020 |access-date=10 January 2020 |work=Deutsche Welle}}{{cite news |url=https://cbc.ca/news/world/nigeria-bridge-bomb-1.5416947 |title=30 killed in northeast Nigeria bomb blast on crowded bridge |agency=Reuters|date=6 January 2020 |access-date=10 January 2019 |work=CBC News |publisher=CBC/Radio-Canada}} The market is located on a bridge which connects Gamboru to Fotokol, Logone-et-Chari, Far North Region, Cameroon. The bombing killed 38 people and injured over 35 others.{{Cite web|last=Maina|first=Maina|date=2020-01-07|title=Bomb Explosion: Community leader confirms 38 killed in Gamboru Ngala|url=https://dailypost.ng/2020/01/07/bomb-explosion-community-leader-confirms-38-killed-in-gamboru-ngala/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Daily Post Nigeria|language=en-US}} No group claimed responsibility. Boko Haram often carry out attacks in the region, their insurgency having caused over 35,000 deaths since it began in 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://saharareporters.com/2020/01/07/bomb-explosion-kills-32-injures-over-35-persons-borno|title=Bomb Explosion Kills 32, Injures Over 35 Persons In Borno|date=2020-01-07|website=Sahara Reporters|access-date=2020-01-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_30-killed-northeast-nigeria-bomb-blast-crowded-bridge/6182190.html|title=30 Killed in Northeast Nigeria Bomb Blast on Crowded Bridge|website=Voice of America|date=6 January 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-10}}