Incident Summary:

05/00/2020: Sometime between May 10, 2020 and May 16, 2020, assailants abducted a Nigerian Correctional Service officer in Abako, Benue, Nigeria. The officer was later killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of a Tiv militia.

GTD ID:
202005120026

When:
2020-05-13

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Benue

City:
Abako

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Nigeria Prisons Service
Specific Description Officer
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Outcome Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt)
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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
Tiv Militia (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Tiv/ Jukun trades blame over killing of 8 Fulani in Wukari," Daily Trust Nigera, May 19, 2020.