Officials said that at least 50 people died after shooters opened fire on a Catholic Church in Nigeria on Sunday in what was described as a “vile and satanic attack.”
The assailants used explosives and firearms in the attack, which left women and children dead, Funmilayo Ibukun Odunlami, a spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force’s command in Ondo state, told media outlets. The shooters also allegedly took the St. Francis Xavier priest hostage, and authorities said that his whereabouts are unknown.
“Some lives were lost and some sustained varying degrees of injuries,” Odunlami told ABC News on Sunday. Police do not yet have the full estimate of the number of casualties in the attack….
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