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Nigeria: Nigerian Churches On Alert After Deadly Church Shooting
VOA, 28 June 2022
Nigerian churches are introducing armed security and entry searches after a deadly June 5 attack on a Catholic church blamed on the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP).… Read more »
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Nigeria: Church Attacks - Wicked People Plotting to Put Nigeria Under Religious Stress - Buhari Laments
Vanguard, 22 June 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented that there is a plot by wicked people to put the country under religious stress. Read more »
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Nigeria: UN to Nigeria - Bring Perpetrators of Owo Catholic Church Attack to Justice
This Day, 8 June 2022
Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has condemned Sunday's terrorist attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State, where 22… Read more »
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Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 'Many' Church Worshippers in Nigeria's Ondo State
RFI, 6 June 2022
Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church and opened fire in southwest Nigeria on Sunday, killing "many" worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said. Read more »
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Nigeria: Over 70 Killed, Injured in Nigerian Church Attack - Lawmaker
Premium Times, 5 June 2022
"We should be looking at a casualty figure of between 70 and 100. I saw more than 20 people dead, especially children." Read more »
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Nigeria: Dozens Feared Dead in Nigeria Church Attack
VOA, 5 June 2022
Dozens of worshippers were feared dead in an attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria on Sunday, state lawmakers said. Read more »
Nigerian Churches On High Alert After Deadly June Attack
Nigerian churches are introducing armed security and entry searches after a deadly June 5, 2022 attack on the St Francis Catholic church that killed 70 worshippers when the assailants opened fire and detonated explosives. The attack was blamed on the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). Security experts fear that the attack in Nigeria's southwest Ondo state means the threat of terrorism is spreading and could soon reach the capital Abuja, reports Timothy Obiezu for Voice of America.
Abuja's police said they have deployed officers to churches, mosques and public places.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), an umbrella group representing church groups, says attacks on churches and Christians have been increasing sharply. CAN criticised authorities for a lack of protection and urged church authorities to take stronger security measures.
President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the "heinous killing of worshippers." while Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims.
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An attack was launched on the St Francis Catholic Church in Ondo State during mass on June 5, 2022 killing at least 70 people. The assailants opened fire on worsh Read more »
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