Ondo State’s government has promised to track down terrorists who assaulted attendees at St Francis Catholic Church on Owa-Iuwa Street on Sunday.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, Ondo Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, expressed regret over the unprovoked attack and slaughter of innocent persons in Owo in a statement on Sunday, characterizing the crime as demonic and “unexpected.”
The attack is a calculated assault on the peace-loving people of the Owo Kingdom, according to Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Ondo State, Richard Olatunde, who stated in a statement on Sunday that the attack is “a calculated assault on the peace-loving people of the Owo Kingdom who have enjoyed relative peace over the years.”
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The statement partly reads: “I have spoken to the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ondo, Most Reverend Jude Arogundade, who is presently on his way to Owo. Similarly, I have had to cut short my party’s national assignment in Abuja and visit Owo immediately.
“This is an unexpected development. I am shocked, to say the least. Nevertheless, We shall commit every available resource to hunt down these assailants and make them pay. We shall never bow to the machinations of heartless elements in our resolves to rid our state of criminals.
“I commiserate with my people in Owo, particularly families of the those who lost their lives to this ugly and unfortunate attack. I extend my condolences to Olowo of Owo, Oba Gbadegesin Ogunoye as well as the Catholic Church.
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“I urge our people to remain calm and vigilant. Do not take laws into your hands. I have spoken to the heads of the security agencies. I have equally been assured that security operatives would be deployed to monitor and restore normalcy to the Owo kingdom.
“It is a black Sunday in Owo. Our hearts are heavy. Our peace and tranquillity have been attacked by the enemies of the people. This is a personal loss, an attack on our dear state.”
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