Incident Summary:

11/25/2016: Assailants raided Mile One village in Tafan, Kaduna, Nigeria. At least four people were killed and a number of houses were set on fire during the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

Overview

GTD ID:
201611250029

When:
2016-11-25

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

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

City:
Tafan district

Location Details:
The incident occurred at the Mile One village of Tafan district.

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	Mile One 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

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Unknown	No

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	4 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	4
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

"Kaduna: Fresh attack in Mile One Village claims 4 lives," Nigerian Tribune, November 26, 2016."
"Four Killed In Southern Kaduna’s Fresh Attack," Channels TV Nigeria, November 26, 2016."
"4 Killed As Gunmen Raid Kaduna Community," MyInforms, November 26, 2016."