Incident Summary:

09/25/2016: Assailants raided Godogodo, Kaduna, Nigeria. At least four civilian fighters and an unknown number of assailants were killed and nine civilian fighters were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to both Fulani militants and Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201609250021

When:
2016-09-25

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kaduna

City:
Godogodo

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Godogodo Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-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 No
Fulani extremists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 6
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities / 9 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured 9
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Herdsmen kill 3; burn down houses in Kaduna villages," The Nation Nigeria, September 26, 2016.
"Deaths as Boko Haram ambushes Army in Borno, 6 arrested in Kaduna," Naij.com, September 26, 2016.