Incident Summary:
09/25/2020: Assailants attacked the convoy of Umar Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno, in Korochara, Monguno district, Borno, Nigeria. At least 30 people, including 12 police, nine civilians, four militia members, and five soldiers - who were abducted and later executed, were killed in the attack. It is unknown whether the attack resulted in any other casualties. The Al-Barnawi faction (Islamic State West Africa Province-ISWAP) faction of Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
Overview
GTD ID:
202009250002
When:
2020-09-25
Country:
Nigeria
Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Borno
City:
Korochara
Location Details:
The incident occurred in Monguno district.
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Assassination |
Type of Attack () |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Successful Attack? () |
No |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Government (General) |
Name of Entity |
Government of Borno State |
Specific Description |
Convoy of Governor: Umar Babagana Zulum |
Nationality of Target |
Nigeria |
Target Type: Military |
Name of Entity |
Nigerian Armed Forces |
Specific Description |
Joint Military-Police Convoy |
Nationality of Target |
Nigeria |
Target Type: Terrorists/Non-state Militia |
Name of Entity |
Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) |
Specific Description |
Personnel |
Nationality of Target |
Nigeria |
Additional Information
Hostages |
Yes |
Number of Hostages |
5 |
US Hostages |
0 |
Outcome |
Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt) |
Ransom |
No |
Property Damage |
Unknown |
Extent of Property Damage |
Unknown |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Explosives |
Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.) |
Firearms |
Automatic Weapon |
Weapon Details |
Rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and machine guns were used in the attack. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Additional Information |
The victims also included civilians. The victims were identified as Government Officials Abubakar Kyari, Mohammed Monguno, and Bukar Kareto; and Security Forces Mba Mathew, Ibrahim Muhammad, David Jarta, Jerry Joseph, John Barka, Elijah Gwarza, Eheboya Osaheinde, and Nura Aminu. Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. |
Who
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name |
Group Sub-name |
Claimed Responsibility |
Boko Haram |
Al-Barnawi faction (Islamic State West Africa Province-ISWAP) |
Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.) |
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
30 Fatalities |
Total Number of Fatalities |
30 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
Unknown |
Total Number of Injured |
Unknown |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
Unknown |
Sources
Sources
"5 missing soldiers abducted by insurgents during Friday’s attack slaughtered," Vanguard, September 28, 2020. |
"Casualties from Boko Haram Attack on Governor Zulum Rise to 30," Herald.ng, September 27, 2020. |
"B’Haram attack: How Borno governor escaped death," Nigeria Punch, September 26, 2020. |
Criteria
Criteria 1
The act must be aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal. In terms of economic goals, the exclusive pursuit of profit does not satisfy this criterion. It must involve the pursuit of more profound, systemic economic change.
Criterion 2
There must be evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims. It is the act taken as a totality that is considered, irrespective if every individual involved in carrying out the act was aware of this intention. As long as any of the planners or decision-makers behind the attack intended to coerce, intimidate or publicize, the intentionality criterion is met.
Criterion 3
The action must be outside the context of legitimate warfare activities. That is, the act must be outside the parameters permitted by international humanitarian law (particularly the prohibition against deliberately targeting civilians or non-combatants.
Doubt Terrorism Proper
The existence of a "Yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper?" records reservation, in the eyes of GTD analysts, that the incident in question is truly terrorism. Such uncertainty, however, was not deemed to be sufficient to disqualify the incident from inclusion into the GTD. Furthermore, such a determination of doubt is subsequently coded by GTD analysts as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Alternate Designation
The determination of "yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper" by GTD analysts is coded as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Successful Attack
Success of a terrorist strike is defined according to the tangible effects of the attack. For example, in a typical successful bombing, the bomb detonates and destroys property and/or kills individuals, whereas an unsuccessful bombing is one in which the bomb is discovered and defused or detonates early and kills the perpetrators. Success is not judged in terms of the larger goals of the perpetrators. For example, a bomb that exploded in a building would be counted as a success even if it did not, for example, succeed in bringing the building down or inducing government repression.
Type of Attack
This field captures the general method of attack and often reflects the broad class of tactics used. It consists of the following nine categories:
- Assassination
- Armed Assault
- Unarmed Assault
- Bombing/Explosion
- Hijacking
- Hostage taking (Barricade Incident)
- Hostage taking (Kidnapping)
- Facility / Infrastructure Attack
- Unknown
Target Information
This field captures the general type of target. It consists of the following 22 categories:
- Abortion Related
- Airports & Airlines
- Business
- Government (General)
- Government (Diplomatic)
- Educational Institution
- Food or Water Supply
- Journalists & Media
- Maritime (includes Ports and Maritime facilities)
- Military
- NGO
- Other
- Police
- Private Citizens & Property
- Religious Figures/Institutions
- Telecommunication
- Terrorists
- Tourists
- Transportation (other than aviation)
- Unknown
- Utilities
- Violent Political Parties