This is the terrifying moment gunmen stormed a church in Nigeria and opened fire, killing two people and abducting a pastor before fleeing into the bush, according to police and local reports.
The horrific attack happened yesterday in Eruku, a town in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, shortly after 6pm.
It comes after US President Donald Trump, at the start of November, threatened military action over what he claims are the killings of Nigeria's Christians, a narrative which the Nigerian government has rejected.
One of the gunmen can be seen gathering the belongings of frightened worshippers who tried to flee for their lives
This week, a top Christian group in the country insisted that a genocide against Christians is underway.
In the latest onslaught, police said officers and local vigilantes rushed to the outskirts of the town after hearing gunshots, but the attackers escaped before they could be confronted.
Officers searching the area later found the body of a victim identified as Mr Aderemi inside the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, where the shooting began.
Another victim, Mr Tunde, was discovered dead in the nearby bush. A vigilante named Segun Alaja was also hit by gunfire and taken to ECWA Hospital in Eruku for urgent treatment.
The harrowing clip, live-streamed from the church, begins with a man speaking at the church's pulpit. Moments later, multiple gunshots ring out as the congregation attempt to flee for their lives.
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