Deeper Life Bible Church shooting

Deeper Life Church shooting
Part of the Nigerian Sharia conflict
Okene
Okene
Okene
Okene (Nigeria)
LocationDeeper Life Bible Church, Otite, Kogi State, Nigeria
Coordinates7°36′36″N 6°16′23″E / 7.6100°N 6.2730°E / 7.6100; 6.2730
Date7 August 2012
TargetChristian civilians
Attack type
mass shooting
WeaponsAK-47 assault rifles
Deaths19
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.

  1. ^ "Deadly church attack in central Nigeria". Al Jazeera. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Nigeria church attack in Kogi state 'kills 19'". BBC News. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  3. ^ 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]