Incident Summary:

01/25/2014: Assailants attacked a Nigerian Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) tugboat and abducted two people from Nembe, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack served as a reminder of the group's presence in the area and that they intend to drive away all oil companies by 2015. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.

GTD ID:
201401250019

When:
2014-01-25

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bayelsa

City:
Nembe district

Location Details:
The incident occurred on the Nembe-Bassanbiri waterway near the city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC)
Specific Description Tugboat
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 2
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Ransom Yes
Total Ransom Amount Demanded 30778.75
Ransom Amount Demanded from US Sources 0.00
Total Ransom Amount Paid Unknown
Total Ransom Amount Paid by US Sources Unknown
Ransom Notes Unknown
Property Damage No
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) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: E-mail)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Nigeria rebels claim attack in oil-rich delta," Associated Press International, January 27, 2014.
"MEND: We Attacked, Abducted Agip Personnel," This Day Online, January 28, 2014.
"Gunmen demand N5m ranson for kidnapped Agip staff," Nigeria Punch, January 28, 2014.