At least 50 are feared dead after an attack at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Nigeria, after gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives at a church.
Nigerian lawyers hold up the national flag as they assemble at the secretariat of the Nigerian Bar Association during a protest in Abuja on January 28, 2019. Photo: SODIQ ADELAKUN/AFP via Getty Images
Dozens were killed in Nigeria on Sunday after gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives at a church,At least 50 are feared dead after the attack at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Nigeria, although authorities have not released an official death toll, the AP reported. The presiding priest was also abducted, according to the AP."I am deeply saddened by the unprovoked attack and killing of innocent people of Owo, worshiping at the St.
"We shall commit every available resource to hunt down these assailants and make them pay," Akeredolu said.Pope Francis said in a statement from the Vatican press office that he "prays for the victims and for the country, painfully attacked at a time of celebration, and he entrusts everyone to the Lord, that God might send His Spirit to console them."