At least 50 people have been killed in an attack on a church in the Nigerian city of Lagos, including women and children, according to local media and hospital sources.
A Reuters news agency report said gunmen stormed a church in the southeastern city of Lagos on Sunday as large crowds gathered for worship.
The gunmen opened fire indiscriminately inside and outside the church, according to Ondo State Police spokesman Finlayo Ibenkin O'Donnell.
He said several people were injured in the attack.
The police spokesman also said they could not say how many people were killed or injured, but were investigating.
"It was a huge massacre and it should never be allowed to happen again," said Ondo Governor Ericaner Akiredolo, who visited the site and met with the injured at the hospital.
The motive for the attack was not immediately clear, according to reports.
Reverend Augustine Eckow, a spokesman for St. Francis Catholic Church, who was attacked, said: Of. '
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buharvi has strongly condemned the attack and called it a serious crime. (Photo: Reuters)
A doctor at Ovo Hospital told Reuters that at least 50 bodies had been brought to the hospital.
He said that blood and donations were also needed for the treatment of the injured at the hospital.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buharvi has strongly condemned the attack, calling it a serious crime.
According to the Vatican, Pope Francis is praying for the victims of this tragic attack.
Religious militancy exists in northeastern Nigeria, with people involved in kidnappings for ransom, but such attacks are rare in northeastern Nigeria.
