Incident Summary:

11/11/2013: Assailants attacked residents in Dille village, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of six coordinated attacks on villages in Borno within a short period of time. According to villagers, the attacks began on November 11, 2013 and ended on November 13, 2013. At least 26 people, including three assailants, were killed and 40 houses were set on fire across all six attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201311130039

When:
2013-11-11

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Borno

City:
Dille

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Dille Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Incendiary Arson/Fire
Weapon Details
AK-47 assault rifles were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident represent an equal division of a cumulative total killed across incidents 201311130034, 201311130035, 201311130036, 201311130037, 201311130038, 201311130039.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Boko Haram No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
"Suspected Nigeria Boko Haram adherents kill 26 villagers in Borno State attacks," BBC Monitoring Africa - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring, November 15, 2013.
"26 dead in Nigeria?s restive Borno," StarAfrica.com, November 15, 2013.