| Deeper Life Church shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Nigerian Sharia conflict | |
  Okene Okene (Nigeria) | |
| Location | Deeper Life Bible Church, Otite, Kogi State, Nigeria |
| Coordinates | 7°36′36″N 6°16′23″E / 7.6100°N 6.2730°E |
| Date | 7 August 2012 |
| Target | Christian civilians |
Attack type | mass shooting |
| Weapons | AK-47 assault rifles |
| Deaths | 19 |
No. of participants | 3 |
On 7 August 2012, a mass shooting occurred at Deeper Life, an evangelical Christian church near Okene in Nigeria's central Kogi State. Three unidentified gunmen killed 19 people, including the church's pastor.[1][2][3] The following day, in an apparent reprisal killing, three gunmen on motorcycles killed two soldiers and a civilian outside a mosque in Okene.
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- ^ "Nigeria church attack in Kogi state 'kills 19'". BBC News. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ Brock, Joe; Muhammed, Garba (7 August 2012). "Gunmen Kill 16 in Central Nigeria Church Attack". The New York Times. Reuters. Retrieved 7 August 2012.[permanent dead link]