Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say

AP ^ | 6/5/2022 | By CHINEDU ASADU

[Lazamataz]

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said.

The attackers targeted the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state just as the worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday, legislator Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole said. Among the dead were many children, he said.

[ealgeone]

Can we just say Christians....or Christians in Africa and drop the the hyphen references?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Believe it or not, not everything in the world revolves around US second amendment issues.

Yes... and no.

I have been morning for my brothers and sisters in Christ around who have died because someone decided to murder them since the 70's

A good 99% of the time they were totally defenseless because they were disarmed.

There is a reason that this kind of thing happens more where law abiding peaceful people are disarmed and less where they are armed.

Sometimes it is the government, sometimes it is mohammedans, sometimes it is communists, sometimes it is drug lords, sometimes it is people who hate Christianity for some reason, sometimes it is someone with a personal grudge.

All of them are given a pause when they know you are likely to be armed.

So unless you want this to happen here on a wider scale you should carry and be sure to keep your right to carry.

Because it can happen.

[fidelis]

Thank you livius. I am sincerely honored.

[miserare]

Let us all remember these holy martyrs in our prayers tonight.

[Deo volente]

FR is the only place where I’ve even seen these attacks mentioned.

FR is my "go to" place first thing in the morning, to learn what's really happening.

Prayers for the souls of the victims of this atrocity, and for the suffering Christian people of Nigeria...

[M Kehoe]

Hi.

In the excerpt, I didn’t see the religion of piece mentioned.

5.56mm