Amotekun arrests suspected killers of Catholic church worshippers in Ondo
The Commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye said the suspected killers of worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state have been arrested.
Adeleye who made the remarks in Akure the state capital said the vehicle and of some weapons used by the suspected killers have been recovered by the security outfit.
His words: “We have arrested a number of those who perpetrated evil at the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo.
“We have also recovered the vehicle they used last after the deadly operation. We have also recovered some of their weapons.”
” They came on motorcycles and hijacked a Golf vehicle.”
The report is however, yet to be confirmed by the police as at press time.
On June 10, 2022, similar news had earlier being debunked by the Ondo State Police Command and Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, after a social media report had said suspected terrorists that carried out the Owo massacre were arrested by a joint team of men of the Nigerian Army, Amotekun Corps and other security agencies as well as the local hunters.
The report said the suspects were taken to the palace of Olowo. It was gathered that when people heard about the news, they started besieging the palace to catch the glimpse of the suspects.
But the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, denied the report saying no suspect was arrested and taken to the palace. He had told the people that besieged the palace, in Owo dialect, that the attackers would soon be arrested.
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