Below are pictures from the scene of the Deeper Life Bible Church attack where yet-to-identified
gunmen opened fire in a crowded church during a bible study killing 19
people.
Governor Idris Wada of Kogi on Tuesday visited the Deeper Life Bible
Church in Okene, Kogi, where at least 17 worshippers, including the
church pastor, were killed by gunmen on Monday during a Bible study.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mohammed Katsina, who
conducted the governor round, said that two attackers arrived at the
church on foot at about 7. 30 p.m and switched off the power before
opening fire on worshippers.
At the General Hospital, Okene where nine of the 17 injured victims
are being treated, one of the victims, Lawal Yusuf Itokpa, said
worshippers were taken by surprise.
Kogi State will pay the medical bills of the victims
SEE PICTURES AFTER THE CUT, PLEASE BE WARNED SOME PICTURES ARE GRAPHIC
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