Days after Owo attack, gunmen strike in Ondo again, killing six
Gunmen on rampage in Ondo State have again, killed six persons in Sabi and Igba area in Ondo town.
This is coming exactly four days after the terrorists had stormed St. Francis Catholic Church on Sunday, shortly after the end of the morning mass and started shooting indiscriminately, killing 40 in the process and injuring others, an attack that has sent shock waves reverberating across Nigeria and beyond.
The Owo attack and others preceding it formed the centre of a debate on the floor of the British parliament on Wednesday, where the general insecurity, including the wanton kidnapping of persons, also featured and hotly debated by the parliamentarians.
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In the latest incident, the gunmen were said to have stormed Sabi and Igba area on motorcycles and shot the victims said to be roadside traders in the town at close range and robbed residents of the area before they took off.
While some people attributed the attack to the activities of cultists attacking rival groups, others said the mission of the gunmen was unknown as they shot sporadically, killing three persons, including a commercial driver that stopped to eat in the area.
Speaking on the matter, Fumilayo Odunlami, a Superintendent of Police (SP), who is the spokesman of the Ondo State Police Command said she needed time to get the proper information on the development and would issue a statement after getting the right briefs.
However, another police source that confirmed the incident, which has already put the entire community on the edge, said the gunmen were armed robbers who attempted to rob residents and traders in the area.
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