Approximately 30 heavily armed Boko Haram gunmen, traveling in three Hilux pickup trucks and on motorcycles, stormed Sandiya village in Damboa Local Government Area, Borno State, approximately 85km south of Maiduguri. The attackers chanted Allahu Akbar (God is greatest) before opening fire on residents, killing 12 people. They burned scores of houses and stole several vehicles and motorcycles before fleeing.
21 Nov 2013 · Sandiya, Damboa, Borno
Deaths
12
Kidnapped
0
Total casualties
12
Perpetrators
Boko Haram
Response
Borno State Police Commissioner Tanko Lawal issued an official statement confirming the attack and casualty figures
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Boko Haram's strategic campaign of reprisals against communities perceived as collaborating with security forces
Trajectory
Reinforced Boko Haram’s pattern of rural raids with arson and looting
Cycle notes
Mirrored Boko Haram’s scorched-earth raids such as the 7 May 2013 Bama village killings, the 6 July 2013 Mamudo village and school massacre, and the 29 January 2015 Baga destruction, where civilians were killed, homes burned, and property looted to punish communities and assert rural control. It also echoed insurgent assaults on vigilantes and civilians, including the 27 July 2013 Dawashe massacre, the 31 August 2013 Monguno forest ambush, and the 8 September 2013 Benisheik vigilante killings, while the use of Hilux vehicles and motorcycles reflected tactics seen in the 5 September 2013 Gajiram market attack. The chanting of religious slogans paralleled earlier operations such as the 14 March 2013 Gwoza prison raid and the 6 January 2012 Mubi funeral killings, and the delayed reporting due to telecommunications disruptions mirrored patterns observed during the state of emergency, including the 11 August 2013 Konduga attack and the 19 August 2013 Dumba massacre.
Pattern
Village Raids & Civilian Massacres
Related — Armed Attack
Boko Haram gunmen carried out a reprisal attack in Dawashe village, near Baga town, Borno State. The assault targeted civilians, mostly fishermen and traders, killing more than 20 people. The attack was in retaliation for an earlier confrontation with a vigilante group (Civilian JTF) that had challenged Boko Haram in the area. The gunmen opened fire indiscriminately, leaving widespread casualties and fear among residents.
Boko Haram gunmen attacked a Joint Task Force (JTF) military checkpoint at Mariri Quarters, Kano, along the Wudil–Maiduguri Road. A fierce shootout ensued. At least four people were killed: two Boko Haram gunmen and two civilians (a man and a woman) caught in the crossfire. Additionally, one soldier and one policeman were reported killed in some accounts. Security forces arrested five suspected Boko Haram members during the operation. The attackers reportedly disguised themselves in vehicles and motorcycles before opening fire.
Heavily armed gunmen (estimated 40) in vehicles and on motorcycles attacked government buildings, opening fire and using explosives. They burned the police station, a satellite prison, a court, a local education authority building, the Government Lodge, and partially torched the traditional chief's palace. Inmates were freed from the prison