No fewer than 50 persons were said to have been killed by the gunmen. The gunmen were said to have used dynamites to blow the altar of the church while the service was going on.
As part of the altar caved in, the gunmen shot many worshipers.
Photos sent in by our reporter live from the scene showed blood stains on the floor of the church while corpses were moved to the Federal medical centre, Owo.
Many who were injured in the incident have also been rushed to the hospital.
