The attack showed an unusual amount of planning and coordination as multiple gunmen inside and outside the church shot parishioners before escaping in a getaway car. The getaway car was eventually found, but the attackers had since transferred to other vehicles.

Unfortunately, the attack on St. Francis Church was not the only one that week. In fact, more than 100 Christians were killed that week in Nigeria.

Locals spoke to ICC seven days after 48 Igbo Christians were killed by Fulani terrorists at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, which is just 34 kilometers from the state capital Akure.

Source: persecution.org