At least two persons were reportedly killed on Sunday, after gunmen attacked a Celestial Church in the Felele area, Lokoja, Kogi State.
The police spokesperson in Kogi, William Aya, confirmed the incident to reporters adding that three others sustain injuries.
The police said the hoodlums invaded the Church and started shooting at worshippers indiscriminately.
“It was a distress call that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of B Division Felele received that hoodlums invaded a Celestial Church behind NNPC mega station and they began shooting.
“Two people were confirmed dead in the hospital, while three are receiving treatment,” the police said in a statement.
The spokesperson said the Commissioner of Police has deployed operatives, and ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the investigation, to commence a probe to unravel the cause of the attack and to arrest the perpetrators.
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