Incident Summary:

09/23/2020: Assailants attacked soldiers in Owaza, Abia, Nigeria. At least two soldiers and two assailants were killed and an unknown number of soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

GTD ID:
202009230013

When:
2020-09-23

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Abia

City:
Owaza

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Nigerian Army (NA)
Specific Description 144 Brigade Soldiers
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
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) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 1
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 2
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Gunmen kill traditional ruler in Plateau, 3 in Benue, 1 in Nasarawa, 2 soldiers in Abia Ado Abubakar Musa (Jos), Hope Abah Emmanuel (Makurdi), Ibraheem Hamza Muhammad (Lafia)," Daily Trust Nigeria, September 23, 2020.
"Group condemns killing of soldiers by IPOB, growing violence In South East," Blueprint.ng, September 24, 2020.
"Gunmen Kill Two Soldiers, Injure Others In Abia," Sahara Reporters, September 23, 2020.