Gunmen armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles surrounded a church in central Nigeria and opened fire during a Monday night worship service. According to the Associated Press report, the attackers killed 19 of the worshipers at Deeper Life Bible Church in the town of Otite in Kogi state, located 155 miles southwest of Nigeria's capital Abuja.
Another report from Africa puts the death total at 16 and the number of seriously wounded at nine. The church's pastor was among those killed. <more...>
Another report from Africa puts the death total at 16 and the number of seriously wounded at nine. The church's pastor was among those killed. <more...>