Tawari attack | |
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Part of Herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria | |
Location | Tawari, Kogi State, Nigeria |
Date | January 2–3, 2020 11:15 pm – morning |
Target | Notable Tawari community members |
Deaths | 29 |
Injured | Unknown |
Perpetrator | Fulani herdsmen |
No. of participants | 100 |
Motive | Reprisal attack for the deaths of four herdsmen |
On January 3, 2020, suspected Fulani militants[1] attacked the town of Tawari, Kogi State, Nigeria, killing twenty-nine people.