Nigeria: Church Collapses, Kills 22 in Benue

8 April 2012

Twenty-two people were killed and 31 others were injured in Benue state when their church building caved in on them during Easter vigil, a government spokesman said Sunday.

"Following a heavy downpour and storm Saturday night, the building of St Robert's Catholic Church in Adamgbe collapsed, killing 22 worshippers while 31 others sustained various degrees of injury," Cletus Akwaya told AFP.

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