Many people were feared dead after gunmen stormed St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, and blasted them with bullets, leaving many local worshippers dead.
Many of the church members ran for safety but unfortunately, some lost their life in the incident.
Video of the unfortunate event can be found below in a tweet
BREAKING NEWS:
Many Feared Dead As Explosion Rocks Catholic Church In Owo, Ondo State, after gun men invaded the church and sprayed them with guns.An explosive shooting on Sunday rocked the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in Owo Local Govt of Ondo State capital pic.twitter.com/Xmz8DaYvdP
— The Elephant 🐘 (@mcradioelephant) June 5, 2022
Some have accused the Fulani herdsmen for the terrorism
Fulani Islamic Terrorists attacked a Catholic church at Owo Ondo State, today’s morning, Sunday 05/06/2022 and killed scores of worshippers. An eyewitness said that the Fulani Terrorists entered the church hall and started shooting at the worshippers and killed many. pic.twitter.com/WZtf6F9JU3
— ANSLEM CHUKWUMA (@anschukwuma) June 5, 2022
The commisioner of Police in the state was said to be “on his way to ascertain the event”.
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