Incident Summary:
09/29/2013: Assailants opened fire on students at the College of Agriculture in Gujba city, Yobe state, Nigeria. At least 40 people were killed and another 18 were injured in the assault; additionally, several classrooms were set on fire. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
Overview
GTD ID:
201309290001
When:
2013-09-29
Country:
Nigeria
Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Yobe
City:
Gujba
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Armed Assault |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Educational Institution |
Name of Entity |
College of Agriculture |
Specific Description |
Students |
Nationality of Target |
Nigeria |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Property Damage |
Yes |
Extent of Property Damage |
Minor (likely < $1 million) |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Firearms |
Unknown Gun Type |
Incendiary |
Arson/Fire |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Additional Information |
Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority estimates are reported here. |
Who
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name |
Claimed Responsibility |
Boko Haram |
No |
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
40 Fatalities / 18 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
40 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
18 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
|
"Gunmen attack college in Nigeria," BBC, September 29, 2013." |
"At least 47 students killed in night-time raid," Xinhua News Agency, September 30, 2013." |
"Gunmen kill at least 26 in attack on Nigerian college," Reuters, September 29, 2013." |