location: Damboa
notes: Boko Haram gunmen in large numbers attacked a quiet agrarian village, Dalwa-Masuba in Damboa local area of the state, killing 40 people, injuring several others and torching the entire community. The gunmen had also burnt down three pickup vans carrying woods to Damboa. Dalwa-Masuba is a farming community 40km away from Damboa town and about 80km south-west of Maiduguri.
target_text: location: Damboa, fatalities: 40