Incident Summary:

01/31/2017: A suicide bomber detonated after being denied entry to a mosque in Dalori, Borno, Nigeria. In addition to the assailant, at least one Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) member was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201701310029

When:
2017-01-31

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Borno

City:
Dalori

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Mosque
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?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
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"'Girl Bomber' Dies, Mosque Targeted In NE Nigeria," AFP (World Service), January 31, 2017.
"Suicide Bomber Kills Vigilante at Maiduguri Mosque," This Day Online, February 1, 2017.
"Nigeria: Suicide attack kills 2 at apartment mosque," Anadolu Ajansi, January 31, 2017.