2 persons were gunned down on Sunday while 3 others were injured when unknown gunmen stormed a Celestial Church located in Felele, Lokoja, Kogi State.
The incident happened late Sunday evening behind NNPC Mega station in Felele.
An eyewitness told newsmen that the gunmen stormed the church and started shooting sporadically.
2 worshippers were fatally wounded and died instantly, while several others scampered to safety.
The injured victims are currently receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Lokoja.
An eyewitness said, “when they entered, they started shooting at every one outside the church. I now went and hid inside a cassava farm. What I saw yesterday was like an action film in a movie. Kogi is no longer safe”
The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) William Ovye Aya confirmed the incident to DAILY POST on Monday morning.
According to him, hoodlums invaded the Church and started shooting at worshippers.
“It was a distress call that the Divisional Police Officer of B Division Felele received that hoodlums invaded a Celestial Church behind NNPC mega station and they began shooting.
“Two people were confirmed dead in the hospital, while three are receiving treatment.
“The Commissioner of Police has deployed our operatives, and ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of investigation, to commence investigation to unravel the cause of the attack with a view to arrest the perpetuators,” he said.
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