Incident Summary:

03/13/2020: Assailants attacked mourners in Chongu, Benue, Nigeria. This was one of three related attacks on villages in the area on this date. At least four people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured across this attack and an attack in Tse Ayev village. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Fulani extremists.

GTD ID:
202003130027

When:
2020-03-13

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Benue

City:
Chongu

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Guma 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 Civilian Mourners
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?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 across incidents 202003130027 and 202003130028.
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 2 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 2
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
"Suspected Fulani herdsmen attack Benue community, kill man, abduct 3 women," Nigerian Tribune, March 22, 2020.
"Herdsmen allegedly kill 7 in Guma, Benue community," Sun News Online.com, March 14, 2020.
"Again, suspected armed herdsmen kill seven mourner...," NewsBreakers.ng, March 14, 2020.