A ranar 1 ga watan Yuli, 2015, ƴan Boko Haram sun kai hari ƙauyen Kukawa, a jihar Borno inda suka kashe mutane 97. A cewar wani babban jami’in gwamnati da ya ɓoye sunansa, ‘yan ta’addan sun kai hari kan masallatai, waɗanda suka yi imanin cewa an koyar da wani nau’in addinin Islama da ya wuce gona da iri.[1] Bayan kashe mutane da dama a cikin masallatan, musamman manya da yara, sai ƴan bindigar suka fara shiga gidajen da ke kusa da wurin inda suka kashe da dama daga cikin mazaunan da suka haɗa da mata da yara.[2] Washegari, 2 ga Yuli, 2015, wasu ‘yan bindiga sun kashe karin mutane 48 a wasu kauyuka biyu da ke kusa da Monguno a jihar dai. Aƙalla mutane 17 kuma sun jikkata a hare-haren.[3]