Incident Summary:

06/21/2018: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Enugu-Abakaliki road, Abakaliki, Ebonyi, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201806210029

When:
2018-06-21

Country:
Nigeria

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ebonyi

City:
Near Abakaliki

Location Details:
The incident occurred near Enugu-Abakaliki road

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Violent Political Party
Name of Entity People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Specific Description Secretariat
Nationality of Target Nigeria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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
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
"Bomb found in Ebonyi PDP secretariat," The Nation (Nigeria), June 21, 2018.