Incident Summary:

01/31/2013: Assailants armed with firearms and grenades attacked the Bunkure Police Station in Bunkure, Kano, Nigeria. A police sergeant and a civilian were killed and the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected the involvement of Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201301300009

When:
2013-01-31

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kano

City:
Bunkure

Location Details:
At the Bunkure Police Station

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
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
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 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
"Gunmen kill five north Nigeria police, ceasefire in doubt," Reuters, January 31, 2013.
"LENGTH: 179 words," Agence France Presse -- English, January 31, 2013.
"Two killed as Gunmen attack police station in Kano," Vanguard, January 31, 2013.