Agbudu shooting

Agbudu shooting
LocationAgbudu, Kogi State, Nigeria
Date29 July 2020
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsGun
Deaths14
Injured6
MotiveLand rights

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]

  1. ^ "Gunmen kill family of 13 in Kogi State". The Guardian (Nigeria). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ "14 killed in attack on village in central Nigeria". Al Jazeera English. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.