Breaking: Security chiefs identify attackers of St Theresa Catholic Church, Owo
Story from Ademola ADEBAYO
The National Security Council has identified the perpetrators of Sunday’s attack on the St Theresa church in Owo, Ondo state as members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP).
Security chiefs who attended Thursday’s Security Council Meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja narrowed down the perpetrators of Sunday’s church attack to ISWAP.
The security council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, had the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (retd) in attendance.
Other attendees include the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo; and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao.
Also in attendance are the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman; the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.
On June 5th 2022, members of the St. Theresa Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state were attacked by unknown gunmen, who opened fire on them while the morning church service was going on. The development elicited condemnation across the country.
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But briefing State House correspondents on some of the resolutions taken after the meeting, Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola said security channels have zeroed the suspects to the ISWAP.
“Council is quite concerned about the violent attack in Ondo state and we have been able to locate the perpetrators, we have zeroed it that ISWAP did it, the animals in ISWAP wanting attention are responsible, we have asked security personnel to go after them and bring them to justice”, he said.
