IED

IED event in Adamawa, Madagali area, Nigeria on Tue 12th February 2019

12th February 2019

The source material and subsequent headlines on METIS are collated by our system and taken direct from source. The opinions and views expressed in these source articles and source headlines are not the views and opinions of METIS or its employees.

METIS is not able to substantiate the veracity of sources or check misinformation in real-time. Our analysis is based on currently reported information and may change as new information becomes available.

Gunmen mounted in 5 x gun trucks, 1 x APC attacked friendly positions in the vicinity of MADAGALI, MADAGALI LGA, ADAMAWA State with VBIEDs, small arms, AAA weapons and RPGs around 6.10pm. Elements of 143 Bn, 28 TF Bde, repelled the attack killing 5 enemy, destroying 1 x VBIED, 1 x gun truck, 1 x AAA gun and 1 x VBIED and capturing 1 x gun truck with an AAA gun, 1 x RPG launcher, 8 x AK 47 rifles, 60 x 12.7mm rounds, 4 x Type 36 HE grenades, 6 x A 47 magazines, 1 x FN FAL rifle and 1 x Tecno mobile phone. Friendly forces report 1 CJTF vigilante killed and 1 x soldier wounded. (VBIED)

Contextual analysis

Analysing the event count by highlighting the presence of munition categories over a six-month data period.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more

Information sources

Discussion and media of this event has been extracted from all sources.

Enterprise

Country information

Click to view more information about the country and see more information on conflicts occuring in that region.

Nigeria (NGA)

Adamawa ( Madagali area )

Discover more

Events using similar munitions or platforms and those that happen within a recent time line and proximity are displayed below.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more