[News] Update: Photos of the worshipper shot dead in Kogi church attack

Mr Reuben Richard Gbenga has been identified as the worshipper shot dead by gunmen at ECWA church in Kabba, headquarters of Kabba Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State.

 

Recall that the heavily armed men stormed the church in Okedayo along the Kabba- Okene road on Sunday morning while service was ongoing and started shooting sporadically. Read HERE

 

The assailants killed Gbenga, abducted Elder Abiodun T.O and Elder Oshadumo Julius, the pioneer Provost, College of Education Technical Kabba.

 

The deceased, it was further learnt, was on his way to the sanctuary when he ran into the gunmen.

 

Until his death, late Gbenga was the Deputy Chief Security Officer of College of Education Technical Kabba.

 

Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP William Ayah, confirmed the incident, adding that those who sustained injuries are currently receiving treatment in the hospital.

 

He said the command will not relent in its effort to ensure that the perpetrators are apprehended and the abductees are rescued.

 

The PPRO also appealed to the general public to furnish the police with useful information that will lead to the arrest of the gunmen.