Incident Summary:

02/01/2015: A suicide bomber detonated at a People's Democratic Party (PDP) meeting at a candidate's house in Potiskum city, Yobe state, Nigeria. In addition to the bomber, at least seven people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201502010010

When:
2015-02-01

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Yobe

City:
Potiskum

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Violent Political Party
Name of Entity People's Democratic Party (PDP)
Specific Description Campaign Meeting for Parliamentary Candidate: Sabo Garbu
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Boko Haram No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 8 Fatalities / 7 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 8
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 7
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Nigeria military repels Boko Haram assault on key city Maiduguri," Agence France Presse -- English, February 1, 2015.
"Suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria kills 7: police, witnesses," Agence France Presse -- English, February 1, 2015.
"UN Security Council deplores escalating Boko Haram attacks," Xinhua General News Service, February 3, 2015.