Ondo attack: Police, Owo monarch deny arrest of attackers

Peter Dada

10 June 2022


The Ondo State Police Command has denied the arrest of the attackers of St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, where no fewer than 40 people were killed and many injured last Sunday.

A social media report said the suspected terrorists were arrested by a joint team of men of the Nigerian Army, Amotekun Corps and other security agencies as well as the local hunters, on Thursday.

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.

Speaking with our correspondent on the telephone, the first class monarch said, “They said some people were arrested in the bush by the security but said they were not sure that the suspects were the ones that carried out the attack.

“The report was not true; people have been trooping to the palace to see them but Olowo has addressed them that no suspect was brought to the palace,” he explained.

A source said some criminals were arrested by the police in the bush but the people who saw the suspects in the police van thought they were the attackers and they had been taken to the palace, hence the besieging of the palace by the people.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, said the report was untrue, noting that nobody had been arrested in connection with the attack.

She said, “There is nothing like that. We have called the police divisions there, they said there was nothing like that. We have called the Kabiyesi, Olowo of Owo, he said he was not aware of any arrest. So, it is the handiwork of some social media but it is just rumour.”


Source: https://punchng.com/ondo-attack-police-owo-monarch-deny-arrest-of-attackers/

Lalasticlala

This is heartbreaking

Heartbreaking indeed

I knw say na fake news b4...

So what about The videos and photos shared online?

IT CAN ONLY BE HEARTHBREAKING FOR THE GULLIBLE WHO PATRONIZE AND CONSUME FAKE NEWSLIKE THEIR DAILY BREAD.

That would happen when you live on the internet, virtually. Go find better thing doing instead of IDLING away on social media and the internet.

YOU LOVE FAKE NEWS TOO MUCH. THAT IS THE REASON YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEARTHBROKEN.

Lolzzzz.... It was obviously and clearly false news becos how will security agencies arrest criminals and then take them to the Palace...

seunaj:
Good radiance. The Ọmọlúwàbís are not cowards. We only understand when to fight and when to retrieve. We stay alive to fight another day. The Yorubas shall never be humiliated!
Alálẹ̀ á gbè wá ooooo

Huncle Omoluwabi d warrior, how far?

AfricanColumbus:



Lalasticlala

What else do you expect to hear after the security councils have mentioned iswap be the attackers.

Mentioning ISWAP is not the same thing with ARRESTING the terrorist. They are not same thing.

realstars:
So what about The videos and photos shared online?

The video was doctored.

Did you see the terrorist when you were watching the video

Chai, wetin I go tell my afonja friend now upon all the boasting

Reserved.

It is very easy for criminals (be it robbers, bandits, terrorists or whatever) to enter ondo state from kogi and edo and escape through these same neighboring states. I'm very sure those attackers escaped through one of these two states.

Other routes from neighboring states like ekiti, ogun & osun are partially safe due to the presence of amotekun in those states.

owo/ose/ifon axis shares boundaries with edo, while akoko axis shares boundaries with kogi, it is on record that these two areas are the most commonly terrorized parts of ondo state. Ondo state should collaborate with these 2 states on security.

We hardly heard of Fulani attack in southern regions like ilaje/ese odo because they are coastal region and they share boundaries with riverine states like bayelsa which has little or no history of Fulani wahala.

Mickykarim:
Mentioning ISWAP is not the same thing with ARRESTING the terrorist. They are not same thing.

Mentioning ISWAP means they can't be arrested

Urheadmaster:
The video was doctored.

Did you see the terrorist when you were watching the video

The govenment should traced and arrest the person that broke the news online