Incident Summary:

03/13/2020: Assailants attacked Boula Massai village in Gueskerou, Diffa, Niger. This was one of five related incidents in Gueskerou on this date. At least seven people were killed across this attack and two other attacks in Djougoulou and Boula Fougouri villages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
202003130039

When:
2020-03-13

Country:
Niger

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Diffa

City:
Boula Massai

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Gueskerou district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Boula Massai Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Niger
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
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
Additional Information Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed across incidents 202003130038, 202003130039, 202003130040.
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 2 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"April Alerts and March Trends 2020," Crisisweb, April 3, 2020.