May 2014 Nyanya bombing

May 2014 Nyanya bombing
Part of Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
LocationNyanya, Nasarawa, Nigeria
Date1 May 2014
8:03 PM (GMT+1)
TargetPolice checkpoint
Attack type
Car bomb
Deaths19
Injured60
PerpetratorUnknown

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]

  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.