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Foreigners from Mali trained in Libya behind attack on Owo Catholic Church – Gov. Akeredolu

by Adepegba Abioye

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Governor Oluwarotimi of Ondo State has said those who carried out attacks such as the one on St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in the state, were foreigners from Mali, but received training in Libya.

While describing the attack as “vile and satanic”, Akeredolu promised that the perpetraors would be arrested soon.

Gunmen had on Sunday morning attacked the church and opened fire on worshippers with many killed.

The Governor, who has departed Abuja for the state, urged residents to keep calm and not take the laws into their hands.

“What happened here is too tragic. It is the most tragic event. What is happening in America is a child’s play to what has happened here.

“To say the least, it is condemnable. I’m grieved. Let me let you know that we have a duty to protect you.

“Security services also lost about two men. The attack was sudden. How they carried out the attack and entered the church cannot be explained.

“No one thought that such incident could happen in Ondo State not to talk of People.

“Let us not retaliate because we will apprehend them. Don’t take laws into your hands. I want to express my condolences to the families of the victims.

“Security agencies in the state must take all steps necessary because this must not repeat itself.

“On our own part, we must be vigilant. We take responsibility for what has happened.

“Most of those that are carrying out this attacks are foreigners from Mali who were trained in Libya,” he said.

Meanwhile, some eyewitnesses have narrated how the attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, headquarters of the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, happened.

One of them, identified as Taiwo, said he was approaching the church when he noticed the people fleeing and had to come to a halt.

He added that he was only able to see the attackers, four men, getting into a green Volkswagen car.

He claimed that some Amotekun Corps members arriving in their car gave the hoodlums a furious chase, adding, “I learned the gunmen abandoned their vehicle and fled.”

According to another eyewitness, the congregation was taken off guard when the hoodlums began firing.

He stated that some of the worshippers fled to avoid being shot while the attackers threw dynamites inside the church, blowing off the altar.

He claimed that the church was filled up, with no fewer than 500 people inside when the gunmen opened fire.

The gunmen allegedly used dynamite to blow up the church’s altar during the service, causing part of the altar to cave in as the gunmen shot many worshipers.

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