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BOILING KOGI: Four Killed In Fresh Attack On Mosque.

Exactly 24 hours  after gunmen attacked worshippers at Deeper Life Church, Otite in Okehi Local Government of Kogi State, killing 20 persons, suspected terrorists yesterday attacked men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) guarding Okene Central Mosque and killed two soldiers attached to the team.

Sources said that the gunmen came to the premises of the mosque in a white Hilux Jeep trying to force their way into the mosque when Muslim faithful had gathered for their Tafsir prayer, opened fire and killed two soldiers.

The Military men, who were stationed at the Central Mosque returned fire and killed two of the gunmen before the rest escaped.

Kogi State Police Commissioner, Mr. Muhammed Katsina, who confirmed the incident, said that operatives of the command were on the trail of the gunmen.
Responding to the situation, the Kogi State Government declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew within Okene town and its environs.

Governor Idris Wada, who had earlier visited the church and General Hospital, decked in bullet proof vest, promised that the state government would pay the medical bills of victims, gave the directive during a statewide broadcast. He also restricted the movement of commercial motorcycle operators from 6am to 6pm in Lokoja, the state capital and Okene town and its environs.

Senate President, David Mark,  condemned the attacks in Kogi and asked Nigerians to be more vigilant in their daily activities, especially in worship houses.

Mark said, “We can no longer take our communal lifestyle for granted. We should begin to ask questions when we find strange people and strange development around us.

“The dictum of being our brothers’ and sisters’ keeper has to be re-examined. When you find strange people and strange things around your environment, make immediate report to security agencies that are close to you for immediate and necessary action.”

He described the activities of Boko Haram as more daring and urged Nigerians to make information about the sect available to security agents or those who occupy elective offices around their constituencies.

Mark stressed that the attack on the Deeper Life Church, Okene, and other places of worship in other states was “ungodly and wicked,” adding that “Boko Haram members are not fighting for God and they must be exposed by those who have information about their activities.”

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