Incident Summary:

06/22/2020: Assailants raided a village and abducted six farmers in Sandaouadjiri, Extreme-North, Cameroon. Four hostages were released later the same day, and the fate of the remaining two hostages is unknown. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
202006220019

When:
2020-06-22

Country:
Cameroon

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Extreme-North

City:
Sandaouadjiri

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Farmers
Nationality of Target Cameroon
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 6
US Hostages 0
Outcome Combination
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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 No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
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 0
Sources
"Boko Haram abducts several villagers in N.Cameroon," Anadolu Agency (AA), June 23, 2020.