Incident Summary:

01/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on residents and set fire to buildings in Nwonko village, Taraba state, Nigeria. At least 27 people were killed and 80 others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.

Overview

GTD ID:
201501300037

When:
2015-01-30

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Taraba

City:
Nwonko

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more)	Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity	Nwonko Village
Specific Description	Village
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 (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 lowest reliable estimates are reported here.

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Fulani extremists	No

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	27 Fatalities / 80 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	27
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	0
Total Number of Injured	80
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
"17 killed As Wukari Boils Again," Leadership, January 31, 2015."
"30 killed as gunmen attack village in Taraba," Nigerian Tribune, January 31, 2015."

"27 feared killed, 80 injured in Taraba attack," The Nation Nigeria, January 31, 2015."