Trigger-happy hoodlums kill two at Kogi church

Two persons have been killed while three others were injured as gunmen attacked a Celestial Church in Felele, Lokoja, Kogi State.

The PUNCH reports that the incident happened late Sunday evening behind NNPC mega station in Lokoja, the state capital.

An eyewitness said the gunmen who were fully armed stormed the church and started shooting indiscriminately.

It was further learnt that two people died instantly, while several others scampered for safety.

The injured victims were said to be receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Center, Lokoja.

The witness said,  “When  (gunmen) entered, they started shooting at everyone outside the church. I hid on a cassava farm. What I saw yesterday was like an action film in a movie. Kogi is no longer safe.”

The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, William Ovye Aya, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Monday.

According to him, hoodlums invaded the church and started shooting at worshippers.

“The Divisional Police Officer of B Police Division Felele received a distress call that hoodlums invaded a Celestial Church behind NNPC mega station. Two people were confirmed dead by doctors in a hospital, while three are receiving treatment.

“The Commissioner of Police has deployed our operatives, and ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of investigation, to commence probe the cause of the attack with a view to arresting the perpetrators,” he said