On Sunday, irate citizens in Ondo State’s Ogwatoghose and Ikare regions reportedly attacked Hausa in retribution for a gunman’s attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owa-luwa Street, in the Owo Local Government Area, which killed over fifty people.
On Sunday, June 5, 2022, unknown gunmen stormed a catholic church, tossing bombs and killing numerous people, according to Anaedoonline.ng.
In a video uploaded on social media, it was revealed that no less than 50 worshipers, including women and children, were shot or killed by the bombs.
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A chief in Owo town told Newsmen that some citizens responded by assaulting Hausa people (a northern Nigerian ethnic group) in several sections of the town.
The chief described the attackers as miscreants and hapless individuals who only used the opportunity to loot.
He said, ”There is a place where the Hausas buy and sell aluminium and iron material. They were beaten and their goods were destroyed. It happened at Ogwatoghose (Owatowse) Street.
“Opportunities to loot were not ruled out. The same attack happened at the Ikare junction area as well. ”Some of the attackers are miscreants. To me, these are hapless people fending for themselves.”
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