Incident Summary:

06/01/2020: Assailants armed with firearms attacked Olanla village in Akinyele, Oyo, Nigeria. No casualties were reported. This was one of four related attacks in Akinyele on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.

GTD ID:
202006010012

When:
2020-06-01

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Oyo

City:
Olanla

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Akinyele.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Olanla Village
Specific Description Village
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
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
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 3 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
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
"Armed men invade Oyo villages, kill three," Newtelegraph, June 2, 2020.
"Gunmen kill district head, APC chairman, 25 others in Katsina, Oyo, Borno," Vanguard, June 2, 2020.