Incident Summary:

05/20/2019: Assailants ambushed a police officer escorting farmers and their produce in Vaasealong, Taraba, Nigeria. One police officer was killed and at least two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Tiv Militia.

GTD ID:
201905200030

When:
2019-05-20

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Taraba

City:
Vaasealong

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Nigerian Mobile Police
Specific Description Patrol
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Vehicle of Farmers
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Tiv Militia (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Gunmen kill policeman, 2 others in Wukari," Weekly Trust, May 25, 2019.
"Gunmen kill cop, two others in fresh Taraba attack," Nigeria Punch, May 20, 2019.
"Gunmen kill policeman, two others in Wukari," Daily Trust Nigera, May 20, 2019.