(dpa) Dozens have been killed in an attack on a church in south-west Nigeria. According to the Ondo state government, the attack in the city of Owo happened during Sunday worship at St. Francis Catholic Church. A group of unknown gunmen stormed the church and shot indiscriminately at those attending the service, a resident told the German Press Agency.
The exact number of victims is not yet clear. The government of the state of Ondo did not provide any information on the number of dead. The online publication “People’s Gazette” quoted a regional MP as saying that 28 people had been killed. Some local media such as the Nigerian Tribune spoke of around 50 deaths.