Gunmen on Sunday evening attacked a Celestial Church located behind NNPC mega station in Felele, Lokoja, Kogi State killed 2 persons and injured three others.
According to an eyewitness, the gunmen stormed the church and started shooting sporadically.
Two persons died instantly, while several others scampered for safety.
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The injured victims are currently receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Lokoja.
The eyewitness said;
“When they entered, they started shooting at every one outside the church. I now went and hid inside a cassava farm. What I saw yesterday was like an action film in a movie. Kogi is no longer safe”
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The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) William Ovye Aya, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday morning, saying;
“It was a distress call that the Divisional Police Officer of B Division Felele received that hoodlums invaded a Celestial Church behind NNPC mega station and they began shooting.
“Two people were confirmed dead in the hospital, while three are receiving treatment.
“The Commissioner of Police has deployed our operatives, and ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of investigation, to commence investigation to unravel the cause of the attack with a view to arrest the perpetuators.”
