Incident Summary:

04/06/2019: A suicide bomber detonated targeting civilians along Dikwa Road in Muna Garage, Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. This was one of two suicide bombings to occur in the Muna Garage on this day. In addition to the two assailants, three civilians were killed and 31 others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.

GTD ID:
201904060013

When:
2019-04-06

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Borno

City:
Near Maiduguri

Location Details:
The incident occurred along Dikwa Road in Muna Garage area.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Muna Dalti Settlement
Specific Description Settlement
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Target Type: Terrorists/Non-state Militia
Name of Entity Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF)
Specific Description Members
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Weapon Details
An explosives-laden vest was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority and lowest reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers reflect a division of the total number of those killed/wounded across incidents 201904060013 and 201904060014.
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 3 Fatalities / 16 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 16
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Report: Eleven dead in double suicide bombing in Nigeria," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, April 7, 2019.
"Nigeria: over 3 die in double suicide blasts," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), April 8, 2019.
"Three people killed in Nigeria suicide bomb attack by Boko Haram," Qatar Tribune, April 7, 2019.