Incident Summary:

04/13/2013: Assailants ambushed Monguno Secondary School students returning home from exams in Monguno town, Borno state, Nigeria. An unknown number of students were killed when the assailants cut their throats. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, however locals suspect Boko-Haram was behind the attack.

GTD ID:
201304130028

When:
2013-04-13

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Borno

City:
Monguno

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Monguno Secondary School
Specific Description Students
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Melee Knife or Other Sharp Object
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 (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
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
"Boko Haram target, kill students in northern Nigeria," Uganda Daily Monitor, April 15, 2013.
"Boko Haram kills WAEC candidates after exam," Nigeria Intel, April 14, 2013.