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May 2014 Nyanya bombing
May 2014 Nyanya bombing
Part of Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
Location	Nyanya, Nasarawa, Nigeria
Date	1 May 2014 ; 8:03 PM (GMT+1)
Target	Police checkpoint
Attack type	Car bomb
Deaths	19
Injured	60
Perpetrator	Unknown

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On 1 May 2014, a car bomb exploded in New Nyanya, a town in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The explosion killed at least 19 people and injured at least 60.^[1]

Background

More than 15,000 people have been killed in Nigeria over the last 15 years in this conflict. Most attacks involve religious motivation; typically stemming from demands for Islamic Sharia law to replace supreme secular law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The group Boko Haram has been attributed to being behind the attacks. Since that group has little internal organization and is fragmented into factions^[2] these actions are generally not attributed to any specific group or leader.

Attack

A car with explosives inside of it drove up to a police checkpoint. Once the car arrived at the checkpoint, a man got out of the car and began running away as the car blew up. This caused smaller explosions to occur as other cars caught on fire and exploded. According to Frank Mba, the police superintendent, a total of six cars were blown up as a result of the car bomb. The attack happened near the area where a large bombing happened the month before.^[3]

References

^ "Abuja blast: Car bomb attack rocks Nigerian capital". BBC News. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
^ "A dangerous new level". The Economist. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
^ "Death toll rises from car bomb in Nigerian capital Abuja". The Guardian. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

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[1] "Abuja blast: Car bomb attack rocks Nigerian capital". BBC News. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

[2] "A dangerous new level". The Economist. 3 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

[3] "Death toll rises from car bomb in Nigerian capital Abuja". The Guardian. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

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-On 1 May 2014, a [[car bomb]] exploded in [[New Nyanya]], a suburb of [[Abuja]], [[Nigeria]]. The explosion killed at least 19 people and injured at least 60.<ref>{{cite web|title=Abuja blast: Car bomb attack rocks Nigerian capital|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27249097|publisher=BBC|accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref>
+On 1 May 2014, a [[car bomb]] exploded in [[New Nyanya]], a town in [[Nasarawa State]], [[Nigeria]]. The explosion killed at least 19 people and injured at least 60.<ref>{{cite news|title=Abuja blast: Car bomb attack rocks Nigerian capital|work=BBC News|date=2 May 2014|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27249097|accessdate=3 May 2014|archive-date=16 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616090758/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27249097|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Background==
-More than 15'000 people have been killed in Nigeria over the last 15 years in this conflict.  Most attacks involve religious motivation; typically stemming from [[Islamist insurgency in Nigeria|demands for Islamic Sharia law]] to replace [[constitution|supreme law]] of the [[Nigeria|Federal Republic of Nigeria]].  The group [[Boko Haram]] has been attributed to being behind the attacks. Since that group has little internal organization and is fragmented into factions<ref>http://www.economist.com/node/21528307</ref> these actions are generally not attributed to any specific group or leader.
+More than 15,000 people have been killed in Nigeria over the last 15 years in this conflict. Most attacks involve religious motivation; typically stemming from [[Islamist insurgency in Nigeria|demands for Islamic Sharia law]] to replace [[constitution of Nigeria|supreme secular law]] of the [[Nigeria|Federal Republic of Nigeria]].  The group [[Boko Haram]] has been attributed to being behind the attacks. Since that group has little internal organization and is fragmented into factions<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.economist.com/node/21528307|title = A dangerous new level|newspaper = The Economist|date = 3 September 2011|access-date = 3 May 2014|archive-date = 3 December 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171203013744/http://www.economist.com/node/21528307|url-status = live}}</ref> these actions are generally not attributed to any specific group or leader.
 ==Attack==
-A car with explosives inside of it drove up to a police checkpoint. Once the car arrived at the checkpoint, a man got out of the car and began running away as the car blew up. This caused smaller explosions to occur as other cars caught on fire and exploded. According to Frank Mba, the police superintendent, a total of six cars were blown up as a result of the car bomb. The attack happened near the area where a large [[April 2014 Abuja bombing|bombing]] happened the month before.<ref>{{cite web|title=Death toll rises from car bomb in Nigerian capital Abuja|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/02/car-bomb-nigerian-capital-abuja|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref>
+A car with explosives inside of it drove up to a police checkpoint. Once the car arrived at the checkpoint, a man got out of the car and began running away as the car blew up. This caused smaller explosions to occur as other cars caught on fire and exploded. According to [[Frank Mba (police officer)|Frank Mba]], the police superintendent, a total of six cars were blown up as a result of the car bomb. The attack happened near the area where a large [[April 2014 Nyanya bombing|bombing]] happened the month before.<ref>{{cite web|title=Death toll rises from car bomb in Nigerian capital Abuja|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/02/car-bomb-nigerian-capital-abuja|work=The Guardian|date=2 May 2014|accessdate=3 May 2014|archive-date=29 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529131642/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/02/car-bomb-nigerian-capital-abuja|url-status=live}}</ref>
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+[[Category:21st-century mass murder in Nigeria]]
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+[[Category:May 2014 events in Nigeria]]
+[[Category:May 2014 crimes in Africa]]
+[[Category:Car and truck bombings in 2014]]