Nigeria: Synagogue Death Toll Jumps to 86 As Another Church Collapses, Kills 3 in Benin

20 September 2014

Survivor recounts 28 hours under the rubble ordeal Chiemelie Ezeobi and Adibe Emenyonu Two days after the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other emergency workers wound up rescue operation at the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), the figure of deaths yesterday jumped to 86.

Also, a church building allegedly owned by Christ Chosen Church of God yesterday collapsed in Benin City, capital of Edo State, killing three persons. The church, a story building is located at Usama Street, Uzebu Quarters, Benin City.

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