Tension Mounts in Nigeria's Kogi State

Tension is running high in Kogi state after gunmen attacked men of the Joint Task Force guarding Okene Central Mosque, barely 24 hours after unknown gunmen stormed Deeper Life Church, with soldiers vowing to retrieve their slain colleagues weapons.

A victim of the Kogi church attack on his hospital bed.

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