Gunmen attack a Nigerian church, shoot and kill half a hundred, injuring more
Gunmen attack a Nigerian church – Archyde.com Report on June 6 that a group of assailants fired at St Francis Catholic Church in the city of Ovo, Ondo State, southwest of Nigeria A large number of devotees were performing Mass on Sunday, June 5, local time.
Doctors at the Ovo hospital said at least 50 people were killed and dozens more were injured. and called for large blood donations to help the victims As for the assailants, there are no reports of any armed groups or terrorist groups.
St Francis Catholic Church following an explosion in Owo Nigeria, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Lawmakers in southwestern Nigeria say more than 50 people are feared dead after gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives at a church. (AP Photo)
A spokesman for Ondo State Police said gunmen opened fire from outside the church before storming inside and firing at praying residents.
While Mr. Arakunrin Oluvarotimi Akeridolu, Governor of Ondo State travel to the scene including visiting the injured at the hospital and that the incident was a massive massacre which the authorities would not allow to happen twice.
side President Muhammadu Buhari Nigerian Leaders The statement condemned it as a heinous attack. While the Vatican states that Pope Francis Head of the Roman Catholic Church He prayed for the victims and was in great pain and suffering.
Nigeria is facing violence in many parts of the country. both extremist Muslim armed groups in the northeast Crime gangs ransom kidnapping in the Northwest. But such attacks in the Southwest are rare.
A view of the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo Nigeria, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Lawmakers in southwestern Nigeria say more than 50 people are feared dead after gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives at a church. (AP Photo)
Security men guard Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as he visits the victims of a bomb attack at St. Francis Catholic church, in Owo, Nigeria, June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Victims of the bomb attack during a Catholic mass at St. Francis Catholic church receive treatment at St. Louis Catholic Hospital, in Owo, Nigeria, June 5, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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