The Governor of Ondo State Mr.Rotimi Akeredolu, has confirmed the arrest of five suspected attackers of St Francis Catholic Church in the Owo area of the state.
The confirmation comes shortly after the Chief of Defence Staff ,CDS; General Lucky Irabor made the announcement in Abuja.
St. Francis Catholic church Owo was attacked on Sunday, June 5th while worshippers were observing mass. The incident left at least 40 people killed and several others injured.
Two months after the massacre, Mr.Akeredolu revealed that the owner of the house where the attackers stayed before the June 5th attack in Owo has also been arrested.
According to the Governor, the state government did not spare a moment in trailing the terrorists since the horrendous attacks on innocent worshipers at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa, Owo.
The Governor made the revelation when the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ; Ondo State council paid him a courtesy visit.
He said "Now that the military has announced it, I can tell you that five of them have been arrested . They are still on the trail of the rest. The home where they lodged in Owo and the person that accommodated them before the attack, has also been arrested,” .
“We did not spare a moment. I am happy that the Chief of Defence Staff has announced it. We have known for a while but we needed not to come out with it because more works are still ongoing. I can confirm that this arrest has been made. And they are still on the trail of some of them.”he noted.
Governor Akeredolu has also called on leaders of the Ebira community in the state to warn their young ones not to copy the bad venture of kidnapping.
According to him, recent reports from victims of kidnap in the state have established that some Ebira indigenes are now involved in the unwholesome act.
He noted that the Ebiras have lived together with the people of the state peacefully for several decades, adding that they have always been supportive and hardworking.
The governor stated, “I want to use this medium to urge our brothers to concentrate on their farming trade. It will be unfortunate to know that the Ebiras in our midst are now involved in kidnapping.
“We are appealing to them not to copy bad things. The traders selling by the roadside should not become informants. We are not fighting them.
“We have seen their numbers, they supported and voted for us during elections. I will call their leaders and talk to them. Our brothers who were kidnapped on their way to Ikare, talk to them. They were taken to Ebira farmsteads.
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