Incident Summary:

09/13/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) oil pipeline in Ughelli district, Delta, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM) claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201609130044

When:
2016-09-13

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Delta

City:
Ughelli district

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Afiesere-Iwhrenene area.

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 Afiesere-Iwhrenene 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
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM) 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
"Militant group claims oil pipeline attack in Nigeria's Delta region," Reuters Africa, September 14, 2016.
"Militants destroy NPDC facility in Delta, threaten more attacks," Nigeria Punch, September 13, 2016.
"BREAKING NEWS: Militants outsmart military, blow up another pipeline," News Express Nigeria, September 13, 2016.