Incident Summary:

12/28/2015: A female suicide bomber detonated near a Nigeria Police Force (NPF) checkpoint in Kushari village, Borno state, Nigeria. In addition to the bomber, at least one person was killed and seven others were injured in the blast. This was one of 13 coordinated incidents in and around Maiduguri overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201512280040

When:
2015-12-28

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Borno

City:
Kushari

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Maiduguri district.

Attack Information
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 Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
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 No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 7 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 7
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Nigeria attacks: 52 dead in 24 hours," CNN, December 30, 2015.
"Boko Haram kills at least 52 in Nigeria in a day," Big News Network, December 30, 2015.