Incident Summary:

09/09/2019: Assailants shot and killed five farmers in Shamawa, Konduga, Borno, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201909090019

When:
2019-09-09

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Borno

City:
Shamawa

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Konduga district.

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 Farmers
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?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 Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 5 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 5
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
"Nigeria: Boko Haram attack kills 5 farmers in Borno," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), September 10, 2019.
"5 Nigerian farmers killed in terrorist attack," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), September 10, 2019.