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Cameroon National Episcopal Conference (CENC) expressed concern after an attack on a church in the English-speaking South West region near the town of Mamfe on Friday, September 16. At least nine people, including a Nigerian nun, were abducted in an attack by nearly 50 unidentified gunmen, said Reverend Humphrey Tatah …

Suspects linked to the killing of at least 40 people in a church in south-west Nigeria have been detained by a regional security force, the authorities there say. Gunmen stormed the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state, during a service earlier this month and opened fire. The suspects …

Three people died and two others injured after an attack by gunmen on two churches in Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, local media reported. The state’s Commissioner of Internal Security Samuel Aruwan said an unknown number of criminals on motorcycles entered four villages in co-ordinated attacks robbing people and later targeted …

Nigerian police say gunmen who killed at least 50 people in a church on Sunday in Ondo State disguised themselves as worshippers. A police spokesman said the attackers detonated explosives inside the building, while others outside opened fire. The incident happened at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, Ondo …