Incident Summary:

08/19/2016: Multiple explosive devices detonated near a Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) oil pipeline in Orhuwhorun, Udu, Delta, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Udu on the same day. The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM) claimed responsibility for the incidents. Sources also attributed the attacks to the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA).

GTD ID:
201608190030

When:
2016-08-19

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Delta

City:
Orhuwhorun

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Utilities
Name of Entity Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC)
Specific Description 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 Dynamite/TNT
Weapon Details
Dynamite was used in the attack.
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) No
Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
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
"2 Nigeria Pipelines Attacked As New Activist Group Emerges," AFP (World Service), August 20, 2016.
"Suspected Militants Blow Up NPDC Gas Pipeline In Delta," This Day Online, August 19, 2016.
"New militant group bombs NPDC oil facilities in Delta," Nigeria Punch, August 19, 2016.