Incident Summary:

07/27/2019: Assailants attacked a funeral in Zawa, Nganzai, Borno, Nigeria. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. This was one of three attacks in Borno on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201907270004

When:
2019-07-27

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Borno

City:
Zawa

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Nganzai district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Zawa Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
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 Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
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
"Nigeria: Death toll of Boko Haram attacks rises to 70," United News of India, July 29, 2019.
"Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 30 in Nigeria," Gulf Times, July 28, 2019.