Incident Summary:

05/09/2016: Assailants ambushed police officers in Ahoada, Rivers, Nigeria. At least four police officers were killed and one civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201605090056

When:
2016-05-09

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Rivers

City:
Ahoada

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Okobe neighborhood

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Nigerian Mobile Police
Specific Description Vehicle of Officers
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) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information The victims included Nasiru Halidu. Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Two policemen killed in Nigeria's Delta region - police," Reuters India, May 10, 2016.
"Gunmen kill four Nigerian policemen in Niger Delta," Reuters UK, May 9, 2016.
"Gunmen Kill Four Policemen In Bayelsa State," Channels TV Nigeria, May 9, 2016.