Two bombs detonate at a bus station in Nyanya, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring hundreds. Boko Haram claims responsibility.

April 2014 Nyanya bombing

2014 bombing of a bus station in Nyanya, Nigeria by Boko Haram

On 14 April 2014 at about 6:45 am, two bombs exploded at a crowded bus station in Nyanya, Abuja, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring at least 200. The bus station is 8 km southwest of central Federal Capital Territory.

New Nyanya

New Nyanya is a town in Nasarawa State. It is a district of Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, and is among the towns that make up the Karu Urban Area, a conurbation of towns stretching into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). New Nyanya is loosely considered as part…

Boko Haram

African jihadist organization

Boko Haram, officially known as Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad, is a self-proclaimed jihadist militant group based in northeastern Nigeria and also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. In 2016, the group split, resulting in the emergence of a hostile…

April 14

Day of the year

April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 261 days remain until the end of the year.