Nigeria is a country that has been hit by a number of killings by terrorist groups, including a Islamist group called Boko Haram which has carried out numerous attacks in some parts of the country.
At least three people, including two children, have been killed after a church collapsed in southern Nigeria.
The church collapsed on Tuesday evening in the Okpanam suburb of Asaba, the capital of Delta State, local police spokesman Bright Edafe said on Wednesday.
Eleven of the 18 people rescued were still being treated in hospital, he added.
Local media said the building came down as an evening service was being held
Building collapses are common in Africa’s most populous nation, where millions live in dilapidated structures and construction standards are often flouted.
The building standards have been in the spotlight since a high-rise building under construction collapsed in Lagos in November last year, killing at least 45 people.
The Boko Haram group has grown to abduct female students and take them anonymously and begin to engage them in unscrupulous acts including sexual harassment and others returning home with children.
The Nigerian government has been doing everything possible to ensure security in areas where these self-sacrificing groups are carrying out their attacks, and despite these efforts, these groups have continued to carry out several cadre attacks and cost lives.
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