BREAKING: Terrorists kill over 60 in Owo Catholic Church, Ondo State

BREAKING: Terrorists kill over 60 in Owo Catholic Church, Ondo State

Terrorists have reportedly killed over 60 persons in an attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Apart from worshippers, the bandits also killed passerby hit by stray bullets.

One of the victims

Witnesses said the attack occurred during the church’s Sunday service.

The witnesses said the gunmen stormed the church during service and started shooting sporadically.

One of the victims

Explosives were also detonated by the gunmen inside premises of the church.

It was gathered the injured and the dead were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre Owo, for medical attention.

Chief Medical Director (CMD) of FMC, Owo, Dr Liasu Adeagbo, said many medical personnel have been deployed to cater for the injured persons.

One of the victims

He said it was still too early to speak on the issue.But a nurse at Owo, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there was not enough medical personnel on ground to attend to the victims at the emergency unit of the hospital.

She said many of the victims were taken to a private hospital.

Credit: The Nation and edited by us.

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