Incident Summary:

05/00/2020: Sometime between May 18, 2020 and May 21, 2020, assailants attacked Ungwan Masaba, Kaduna, Nigeria. This was one of 16 attacks on villages in Kajuru during this time. At least 20 people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured across the attacks. In addition, an unknown number of people were reported missing. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Fulani extremists.

GTD ID:
202005220022

When:
2020-05-20

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kaduna

City:
Ungwan Masaba

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Kajuru district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Ungwan Masaba Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
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
Additional Information Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed and wounded across incidents 202005200027, 202005200028, 202005200029, 202005200030, 202005200031, 202005200031, 202005200033, 202005200034, 202005200035, 202005200036, 202005200037, 202005200038, 202005200039, 202005200040, 202005200041, and 202005220022.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Fulani extremists (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Gunmen kill 20 in fresh Kaduna attacks," Nigeria Punch, May 23, 2020.
"Breaking: 20 killed, many missing in fresh attack in kaduna," Naijaheadlines.com, May 22, 2020.
"Breaking: 20 killed, many missing in fresh attack in kaduna," Nigerianpilot.com, May 22, 2020.