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Sunday's attack on St Francis Catholic Church in the Nigerian town of Owo killed 22 people and injured 50, an official from the National Emergency Management Agency said on Tuesday - monitored by Peacefmonline.com

Victims of an attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria suffered lacerations, bullet wounds and blast injuries, a doctor at the local hospital said on Monday, suggesting a range of weapons were used by the unknown assailants.

Children were being treated elsewhere in the hospital but he had no information about them.

Owo is located in Ondo State in southwest Nigeria, a part of the country that does not usually experience violent conflict over religion. Authorities have not given any information about who carried out Sunday's atrocity and why.

The town was quiet on Monday, with many shops remaining closed. Security forces were visible on the streets, and helicopters passed overhead.