Incident Summary:

08/07/2019: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying Shiban Tikiari, a council chairman, and police officers on the Takum-Wukari expressway in Kofa Ahmadu, Taraba, Nigeria. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Tiv Militia.

GTD ID:
201908070012

When:
2019-08-07

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Taraba

City:
Kofa Ahmadu

Location Details:
The incident occurred on the Takum-Wukari expressway.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Takum
Specific Description Vehicle of Council Chair: Shiban Tikiari
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 No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Taraba Council Chairman Escapes Attack By Gunmen," Nigeria News Shafaqna, August 8, 2019.
"Taraba Council Chairman Escapes Attack By Gunmen," Upshot Reports, August 8, 2019.