Agbudu shooting

On 29 July 2020, a mass shooting occurred in Agbudu village, located in the Koton-Karfe local government area of Kogi State, Nigeria. A gang of gunmen riding motorcycles opened fire on the community, killing 14 people and injuring six others, according to police.

State police chief Ede Ayuba said that 13 of the 14 people killed were members of the same family from the Agbudu community. The identities of the shooters were not known at the time police spoke to reporters, and the exact motive for the attack remained uncertain. However, police indicated that a long-standing dispute over land rights was suspected to be behind the violence.

Following the attack, security forces were deployed to the region and an investigation into the identities of the attackers was launched. Ayuba noted that local government officials and personnel were assisting police in the response, and that the Ohimege of Koton-Karfe, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Isa-Koto, was also helping with the effort.

The shooting occurred in the context of a broader ban on motorcycles introduced by some Nigerian states in response to their use in a series of attacks, including violence linked to banditry and communal disputes in the region.

As of the available reporting, no suspects have been publicly named or charged in connection with the attack, and the case remains unsolved with an investigation described as ongoing at the time of reporting.