Incident Summary:

08/06/2017: Assailants attacked civilians in Dabar-Wanzam village, near Baga, Borno, Nigeria. At least 17 fishermen were killed and an unknown number were wounded in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting fishermen in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201708060032

When:
2017-08-06

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Borno

City:
Dabar-Wanzam

Location Details:
The incident occurred near Baga.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Fishermen
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
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 Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 17 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 17
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Boko Haram militants kill 34 in Borno," Daily Trust Nigera, August 8, 2017.
"Boko Haram militants kill at least 30 fishermen in northeast Nigeria - governor," Reuters Africa, August 8, 2017.
"Nigeria: 31 fishermen killed in Boko Haram attack," Anadolu Ajansi, August 8, 2017.