Incident Summary:

10/28/2019: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Eke, Enugu, Nigeria. A six-year-old girl was killed and her father was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Fulani extremists.

GTD ID:
201910270021

When:
2019-10-28

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Enugu

City:
Eke

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 Vehicle
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
Additional Information The victims included Kendra Oyibor and Maurice Onyibor.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Fulani extremists (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Enugu girl shot by suspected herdsmen dies," Nigeria Punch, November 1, 2019.
"Herdsmen attack foreign minister’s town, injure two," Nigeria Punch, October 28, 2019.