Gunmen Invade Celestial Church In Kogi | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Oct 17, 2022
Gunmen Invade Celestial Church In Kogi | READ DETAILS
There was panic in a Celestial Church in Felele, Lokoja area of Kogi State on Sunday evening when gunmen invaded the auditorium, shooting sporadically.
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The gunmen attack resulted to the immediate death of at least two persons while others sustained various degrees of injury.
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Confirming the attack to newsmen on Monday, the Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) William Ovye Aya said;
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"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.
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"Two people were confirmed dead in the hospital, while three are receiving treatment.
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"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 perpetrators".
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The injured victims are receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Lokoja.
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— Faith Ukanwa