Gunmen Attack Church in Kogi, Kill 16 people on Sunday

Gunmen numbering about 10 last night stormed the Deeper Life Bible Church at Otite in Adavi Local Government Council of Kogi State, killing about 16 worshippers in the process.

The attack is coming on the heels of a similar one in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Sunday night, where four people were feared killed in their homes by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect.

Also, some unidentified gunmen Monday attacked a police station in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

However, an eyewitness account said members of the Deeper Life Bible Church were attending night service when the gunmen struck.

The eyewitness further stressed that students of the Federal College of Education and motorists travelling across the town either to the Northern or Southern parts of the country had to take cover to avoid the rampaging of the gunmen.

The gunmen were said to have arrived the church in a Toyota Hiace bus and immediately started shooting sporadically as they made their way into the church.

The worshipers, who were caught napping could not escape immediately as the gunmen allegedly blocked the entrance of the church and then opened fire on the worshipers.

Though some worshipers were lucky to have escaped during the attack, which lasted for about 20 minutes, others, however, could not.

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