Incident Summary:

09/08/2015: Assailants abducted Dr. Johnson Obuna, a pastor for the Redeemed Christian Church, in Abakaliki city, Ebonyi state, Nigeria. The pastor was rescued the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201509080078

When:
2015-09-08

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ebonyi

City:
Abakaliki

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Redeemed Christian Church of Nigeria
Specific Description Pastor: Johnson Obuna
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Days of Kidnapping 1
Outcome Successful Rescue
Ransom No
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
Unknown No
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
"Police rescue kidnapped medical doctor," Vanguard, September 10, 2015.