No one has claimed responsibility for the church killings, in which children were among the dead and the gunmen used some kind of explosive.
“The attack is undoubtedly terrorist in nature, and the scale and brutality suggests it was carefully planned rather than impulsive,” said Eric Humphery-Smith, senior Africa analyst at Verisk Maplecroft risk intelligence company.
“Everybody felt relaxed and had gone to church,” he said. “Within 30 minutes, they did what they wanted and went away.” “They were just shooting. If they see anyone trying to escape or stand up, they will just shoot the person,” he said. “Everybody standing was bombarded with bullets.”Many Nigerians expressed shock and anger over the attack in Owo, a small town of traders and government workers located 50 kilometers from the Ondo state capital of Akure. The central location of the church raised questions as to how the gunmen got there unnoticed.
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