Incident Summary:

08/18/2020: Assailants attacked Unguwan Gankon, Kaduna, Nigeria. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.

GTD ID:
202008180034

When:
2020-08-18

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kaduna

City:
Unguwan Gankon

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Farmer: Kefas Malachy Bobai
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Student: Takama Paul
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Incendiary Arson/Fire
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
Fulani extremists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
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 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"INVESTIGATION: Inside the bloody Southern Kaduna carnage where all sides are casualties," Premium Times, September 23, 2020.
"Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: August 15-21," Council On Foreign Relations, August 24, 2020.
"Nigerian Diaspora Protests Southern Kaduna Killing," Nigerian Voice, August 20, 2020.