Incident Summary:

03/09/2012: Gunmen attacked a police station in the Rijiyar Zaki area of Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. Using explosive devices and automatic weapons, the assailants damaged the police station and wounded one police officer. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but officials attributed the attack to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201203090011

When:
2012-03-09

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kano

City:
Near Kano

Location Details:
Rijiyar Zaki area

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Nigeria Police Force (NPF)
Specific Description Police Station
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
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Thrown explosive devices were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
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 8
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Gunmen attack police station in northern Nigeria," Agence France Presse -- English, March 9, 2012.
"3 wounded in north Nigeria police station attack," The Associated Press, March 9, 2012.
"UPDATE 1-Police, Islamists wage gun battle in Nigeria's Kano," Reuters News, March 9, 2012.