Eight suspected Boko Haram gunmen on two motorcycles attacked Dorawa village in Nangere Local Government Area, Yobe State, approximately 110km west of the state capital Damaturu. The insurgents stormed a local church and opened fire, killing the pastor and his two childre
26 Sept 2013 · Dorawa, Nangere, Yobe
Deaths
3
Injured
0
Kidnapped
0
Total casualties
3
Perpetrators
Boko Haram
Response
The Yobe State Police Command confirmed the attack and the burning of the place of worship. Local community leaders expressed despair over the lack of a permanent security post in Nangere, which left the rural villages vulnerable to hit-and-run raids. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) condemned the targeted killing of the clergyman, describing it as an attempt to provoke a religious war.
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
The group’s stated goal of creating a pure Islamic region by eliminating Christian presence.
Trajectory
The attack demonstrated Boko Haram's strategy of targeting soft civilian targets in remote rural areas to circumvent the state of emergency and military presence in major urban centers
Cycle notes
Mirrored earlier sectarian assaults by Boko Haram, including the 26 November 2011 Damaturu church attacks, the 11 December 2011 Madalla Christmas Day church bombing, the 6 January 2012 Mubi church and funeral killings, and the 29 April 2012 Bayero University church massacre, by targeting Christian clergy and worship sites, killing civilians in religious settings, and destroying places of worship and surrounding property to instill fear, punish religious communities, and undermine social cohesion.
Pattern
Attacks on Christian Institutions
Related — Armed Attack
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