Incident Summary:

07/08/2014: Assailants attacked motorists in Takaskala village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in neighboring villages. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was involved.

GTD ID:
201407080039

When:
2014-07-08

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Borno

City:
Takaskala

Location Details:
Incident occurred in Takaskala village which is in the Gwoza local Council area

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilians
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 Unknown Gun Type
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Boko Haram (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Suspected Nigerian Islamist sect members attack villages, kill three people," BBC Monitoring Africa - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring, July 10, 2014.