6 hours agoTwelve people are massacred and many injured in a church (Photo)
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)At least 12 people were killed and 18 others were injured, following several shootings during Mesha at a Catholic church in southeastern Nigeria, local and Vatican authorities report. Pope Francesescu was the grieving “” from the attack and called “Godly blessings of comfort and force” on the diocese, reports the “The [...]
Pope Francesescu was a deeply grieving “” from the attack and called “Godly blessings of comfort and force” on the diocese, reports The New York Times “, Contract Periscopi.
Police commissioner for the state of Anambra, Garba Umar, said the murder was “not linked to a type of gang war” involving drug lords operating both in Nigeria and South Africa.
But on the other hand, the governor of state, Willie Obiano, said that “we are dealing with a dangerous gang war that has been thrown into Anambra from another African country”, after visiting the church and a hospital where the gunshot victims were treated.
“All characters behind this crime will account for this case”, he added.
According to authorities, the armed men headed to the St. Philip Catholic gate in the town of Ozubulu, about 16 miles south of the city of Onisha, about 6 on Sunday, and stopped by the gate, blocking it.
The men then marched on the front of the church, near the altar, and opened fire while the worshipers were scattered. Some of the armed men blocked the exit door. /Periscopi/
