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2020 mass shooting in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Agbudu shooting was a mass shooting on 29 July 2020 in Agbudu village, Kogi State, Nigeria.[1] The attack left 14 people dead and another 6 injured. Thirteen of the dead were members of the same family. Police said that a long-standing row over land rights is suspected to be the motive behind the attack.[2]
Agbudu shooting | |
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Location | Agbudu, Kogi State, Nigeria |
Date | 29 July 2020 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Weapons | Gun |
Deaths | 14 |
Injured | 6 |
Motive | Land rights |
On 29 July 2020, a gang of gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a community in Kogi, Nigeria, killing 14 people, police said.[3] According to state police chief Ede Ayuba, 13 of the victims were members of an Agbudu community family in the Korton-Karfe local government region of Kogi.[4] Six others were injured in the attack and the shooters identities is unknown. The motive for the shooting remains uncertain however, the police have indicated that a long-standing land dispute may have been the motive for the shooting.[3] Security forces were sent to the region and an investigation into the identity of the attackers was launched Ayuba said. The attack comes following a ban on motorcycles initiated by some states in response to their use in recent attacks.[5][6]
Following the assault, state police chief Ede Ayuba told reporters that "the local government and all the personnel are helping us" and "the Ohimege of Koton-Karfe, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Isa-Koto, is also helping us."[7]
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