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Id 5,686,892
Latitude 5.03333
Longitude 7.92657
Country Nigeria
Geo Name Id
Description An oil rig was attacked off Nigeria and five ex-patriate crew members are believed to have been taken hostage (French, American, Canadian). Two crew members are stable after receiving wounds to the leg, and have been evacuated by helicopter to a shore-based clinic. The Okoro field is located some 12 kilometres (eight miles) off the coast off Nigeria's Akwa Ibom state. MEND later claimed responsibility for the attack.
Start Date 01-Jan-10
End Date
Precision 2.0
Geo Name
ADM 1 Name Akwa Ibom
ADM 1 Id
ADM 2 Name Uyo
ADM 2 Id
ADM 3 Name
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Armed Conflict 2900NIG - Violence against civilians