Incident Summary:

10/08/2020: Assailants attacked a peace and mediation committee (PMC) meeting in Sanguli-Labaldo, Saboba district, Northern, Ghana. One person was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202010080029

When:
2020-10-08

Country:
Ghana

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Northern

City:
Sanguli-Labaldo

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Saboba district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: NGO
Name of Entity Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)
Specific Description Peace and Mediation Committee (PMC) Members: Francis N-Yaful and Bisan N-yabicha
Nationality of Target Ghana
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Other
Weapon Details
Firearms and bows and arrows were used in the attack.
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 8
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Men wielding guns, bows and arrows storm PMC meeting at Saboba, kill one person and injure another," Pulse.com.gh, October 11, 2020.