Church attack kills 21

The traces of blood in the bays of the church of Owo, in the south-west of the Nigeria, testify of the violence of the attack qwe have suffered the faithful, gathered sunday June 5 for the Pentecost mass. The assailants fired automatic weapons from outside the church through the windows before fleeing. Explosives were also used, according to the Bishop of Ondo Diocese. Twenty people, including children, were killed.

This unclaimed massacre occurred on the eve of the launch of the ruling party’s primary for the 2023 presidential election. country, the most populous in Africa, tensions between Christians and Muslims are regularly cause of violence and insecurity. In the north of the country, the Nigerian army has been facing a jihadist insurgency led by the Boko Haram group for twelve years. A conflict that has left more than 40,000 dead and two million displaced.