Nigeria Arrests Kogi Church Bombing Suspects
The police have arrested three suspects in connection with the Monday and Tuesday bomb and gun attacks in Okene, Kogi State, in which a total of 20 persons, including two soldiers, were killed.
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Nigeria:
Four Arrested Over Kogi Church Attack
Daily Trust, 9 August 2012
Four persons have been arrested by the police in connection with the attack on the Deeper Life Church in Eika Dagun area of Okehi local government of Kogi State. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Kogi Church Attack - Police Nab Four Suspects, Traditional Rulers
Vanguard, 9 August 2012
Barely 48 hours after gunmen attacked Deeper Life Bible Church in Otite, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, leaving 20 worshippers dead and several injured, Kogi State… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Vigilance Group Arrests Two Kidnap Suspects, Rescue Two Victims in Anambra
Vanguard, 9 August 2012
A vigilante group in Ihembosi community in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State, has stormed the hideout of suspected kidnappers in the area, arresting two suspects and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Police Arrest Suspected Killers of Church Members in Okene
This Day, 9 August 2012
Kogi State Police Command Wednesday made a major break-through in his effort to bring to book, the perpetrators of the heinous crime that left two soldiers and several worshippers… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Tambuwal Condemns Kogi Attack
Daily Trust, 9 August 2012
Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal has condemned Monday's attack on the Deeper Life Bible Church in Adavi LGA of Kogi State, describing it as senseless acts… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Canada Condemns Kogi Attack
Daily Trust, 9 August 2012
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has condemned Monday's attack on Deeper Life Church in Okene, Kogi State. Baird said in a statement issued yesterday that, "Canada… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Okene Church Attack - CAN Declares Three-Day Fasting
Leadership, 9 August 2012
Following Monday night's attack at the Deeper Life Church, Ottite, where 19 worshippers were gruesomely murdered, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kogi State has… Read more »
InFocus
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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 ... Read more »
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At least 16 people were killed and many others wounded by unidentified gunmen, who stormed the Deeper Life Church at Otite area in Okene, in central Nigerian state of Kogi. Read more »