Kogi: Gunmen invade church, kill three, injure others 

HURIWA condemns attack, says state becoming lawless 
Two persons have been reportedly killed, while three others sustained injuries when unknown gunmen attacked a Celestial Church located in Felele, Lokoja, Kogi State.
 
The Guardian gathered that the incident happened late Sunday evening, behind NNPC Mega station in Felele.
 
An eyewitness said the gunmen who were fully armed stormed the church and started shooting sporadically.
   
It was further learnt that two people died instantly, while others scampered for safety.
 

MEANWHILE, a human rights group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria  (HURIWA), has condemned the attack.
 
The rights group regretted that Kogi State is becoming a hotbed of terrorists actions, targeting citizens because the government has done nothing significant to deal decisively with such criminal acts of terrorism targeting a significant percentage of her citizens.
 

“In August 2021, three members of the Living Faith Church Worldwide located in the Osara community, Adavi Local Council were kidnapped by gunmen inside the church premises.

“In September 2021, gunmen killed a member of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) and abducted two others during an attack on the church located along Kabba-Okene road.
“We call on the Kogi State governor to stop playing with the crucial issue of security and settle down to the arduous task of delivering his most primary duty to the good people of Kogi State, which is to protect the life and property of the citizens,” the group said.