Incident Summary:
03/00/2016: Sometime between February 28 and March 5, 2016 assailants raided Suswam, Benue, Nigeria. At least 41 civilians were killed in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
Overview
GTD ID:
201603020059
When:
2016-03-02
Country:
Nigeria
Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Benue
City:
Suswam
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Armed Assault |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
Not Applicable |
Specific Description |
Farmers |
Nationality of Target |
Nigeria |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Property Damage |
No |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Firearms |
Unknown Gun Type |
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 |
The victims included Terhembafan Akaajingir. |
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 |
41 Fatalities / 0 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
41 |
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
Sources
"Gunmen kill 6 farmers in Benue," Latest Nigerian News.com, March 12, 2016." |
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