Incident Summary:

10/31/2020: Assailants opened fire on civilians on a bike along Buruku-Damba-Kasaya road in Kunai, Chikun district, Kaduna, Nigeria. Ezra Nayaro, a civilian, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.

GTD ID:
202010310012

When:
2020-10-31

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kaduna

City:
Kunai

Location Details:
The incident occurred along Buruku-Damba-Kasaya road in Chikun district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Bike
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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
Additional Information The victims included Ezra Nayaro.
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 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"100 villages have been captured, taken over by Fulani militia – Southern Kaduna people," Online Nigeria News, October 31, 2020.