Incident Summary:

04/17/2018: A suicide bomber, intending to target an internally displaced persons camp, was arrested in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201804160013

When:
2018-04-17

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Borno

City:
Maiduguri

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Bakassi area.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 1
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Nigerian police foil suicide attack in Maiduguri IDP camp," AfricaNews, April 18, 2018.
"Police Arrest Female Suicide Bomber Near Maiduguri IDP Camp  ," Channels TV Nigeria, April 17, 2018.
"Africa Command OSINT Daily 17 April 2018," Summary, April 18, 2018.