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Owo church attack: 2 more suspects arrested– Defence

AdminBy AdminAugust 11, 2022No Comments2 Mins Read
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The military say two more terrorists, suspected to be members of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP), have been arrested in connection with the attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State,on June 5,2022.
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The Reporters recalls that the Ondo state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, and the military had on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of five terrorists linked to the attack were in the State.

Barely two days after the report, the Military hierarchy on Thursday disclosed that two additional terrorists, who allegedly killed over 40 worshippers in the church on June 5 have been apprehended.

The Director of Defence Information, Major-General Jimmy Akpor, who made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday, identified the suspects as
Al-Qasim Idris and Abdulhaleem Idris.

According to him, the suspects were arrested at Omialafara (Omulafa), Ose Local Government Area, Ondo State, on Tuesday through the joint efforts of the military and the Department of State Services, DSS.

He said, “Barely few hours after the disclosure by the CDS of the arrest of 4 of the Owo Catholic Church attackers, 2 additional ISWAP terrorists, who were also connected to the attack on the church were apprehended at Omialafara (Omulafa), Ose LGA, Ondo State yesterday, 9 August 2022.”

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