INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
LAGOS, June 5 (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria during mass on Sunday, killing at least 50 people including
women and children, according to a hospital doctor and media reports.The gunmen shot at people outside and inside the church building,
killing and injuring worshippers, said Funmilayo Ibukun Odunlami, police spokesperson for Ondo state.She did not say how many people were
killed or injured at St Francis Catholic Church in the town of Owo but added police were investigating the cause of the attack.Ondo state
so sad that while the Holy Mass was going on, unknown gunmen attacked St Francis Catholic Church...leaving many feared dead and many others
the parish had survived the attack unharmed.A doctor at a hospital in Owo told Reuters that at least 50 bodies had been brought into two
hospitals in the town from the attack
The doctor, who declined to be named because he is not authorised to speak to the press, also said there was a need for blood donations to
armed gangs who carry out attacks and kidnappings for ransom, mostly in the northwest.In the southwest, attacks such as this are
rare.Source: Reuters--Agencies
This article first appeared/also appeared in https://adaderana.lk
