Incident Summary:

07/08/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the Tebidaba-Brass oil pipeline in Ijaw, Bayelsa, Nigeria. This was one of three similar attacks along the same pipeline on the same day. There were no casualties reported in the blasts or the ensuing clash. The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
201607080025

When:
2016-07-08

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bayelsa

City:
Unknown

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Southern Ijaw in Bayelsa.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Utilities
Name of Entity Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC)
Specific Description Tebidaba-Brass Agip Oil Pipeline
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: E-mail)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Another Oil Pipeline Sabotaged In Nigeria," AFP (World Service), July 8, 2016.
"Militants destroy Agip pipelines in Bayelsa," The Nation Nigeria, July 8, 2016.
"Niger Delta Avengers confirms blowing up oil pipelines in Bayelsa, Rivers," Daily Post Nigeria, July 8, 2016.