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•Warns Ebiras In Ondo Against Venturing Into Kidnapping
The Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has confirmed the arrest of the perpetrators of the Owo terror attack of St Francis Catholic Church, Owo.
Governor Akeredolu spoke during a courtesy visit to his office by the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by the Chairman of the Council, Prince Leke Adegbite.
Mr. Governor confirmed the arrest shortly after the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor made the announcement in Abuja on Tuesday.
Governor Akeredolu furthered that the owner of the house where the attackers stayed before the June 5 attack in Owo has also been arrested
He noted that 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.
According to the letter from the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Richard Olatunde, it reads in part:
”Now that the military has announced it, I can tell you that five of them have been arrested now. 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.”
Governor Akeredolu however called on leaders of the Ebira community in the state to warn their young ones not to copy the bad venture of kidnapping.
The Governor added that on the issue of security, aside the recent recruitment and training of new Amotekun personnel, he said 20 hunters and local vigilantes will be trained by the South-West local security network- Amotekun corps in each of the eighteen local government areas in the state.