Incident Summary:

05/19/2020: Assailants stopped a bus carrying Fulani civilians along Wukari-Rafin kada road in Wukari, Taraba, Nigeria. At least eight people, including Fulani and Jukun civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of a Tiv militia.

GTD ID:
202005190023

When:
2020-05-19

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Taraba

City:
Near Wukari

Location Details:
The incident occurred along Wukari-Rafin kada road.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Transportation
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Bus
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) No
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Intra/Inter-group Conflict
Additional Information Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here. There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. The attack may have been the result of conflict between rival groups.
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 8 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 8
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
"Tiv/ Jukun trades blame over killing of 8 Fulani in Wukari," Daily Trust Nigera, May 19, 2020.
"Gunmen kill 10 in fresh Taraba attacks," Head Topics Nigeria, May 21, 2020.