Incident Summary:

01/31/2018: Two female suicide bombers detonated in Mandarari, near Konduga, Borno, Nigeria. The two assailants were killed and there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201801310016

When:
2018-01-31

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Borno

City:
Mandarari

Location Details:
The incident occurred near Konduga.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Unknown
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Unknown
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 2
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 2
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Suicide bombing: 6 killed, 44 wounded in Borno –Police," NextEdition.com.ng, February 2, 2018.
"Suicide bombers target NE Nigeria in Boko Haram ‘fight-back’    ," The Freepress Journal, February 1, 2018.
"Police confirm 6 killed, 44 wounded in multiple suicide bomb attacks in Borno," News Headlines.com.ng, February 1, 2018.