Posted on June 5, 2022
LAST HOUR. In Nigeria some armed men fired and detonated bombs in the church of Saint Francis, in the state of Ondo while the faithful were gathered in prayer for the Pentecost Sunday. Among the victims, says the BBCWorld reporter, Farhan Jimal, there would be several children. The Catholic Church is located in the southwest of the country and, according to the first reports, there are several victims, including some children. The news was relaunched by some local media stating that the commando would have done also detonate bombs.
They are the local media, at least 50 victims of the attack in the church of San Francesco, in the Nigerian state of Ondo, by a commando of armed men would be. This is what the Lagos newspaper says, The Nation Newspaper, while another newspaper, Vanguard news, reports of 25 deaths. Among the victims also women and children as reported by the local media. Several were injured, some of whom were transported to hospital in very serious conditions.
And there is already a first condemnation of the attack: the governor of the state, Arakunrin Akeredolu, he called “the vile and satanic attack” against innocent people who attended mass in the city of Owo, in the southwest of the country.
Gunmen have attacked a church in southwestern #Nigeria killing several people & abducting others including a priest. The attackers stormed Church in Ondo state & opened fire while a service was taking place. A priest told the BBC that the attackers also detonated explosives. pic.twitter.com/j0cn4E96Tw
– Farhan Jimale (@farhanjimale) June 5, 2022
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