Category: Ondo State

By Banji Ayoola All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial candidate for Ondo South, Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR, has condemned the senseless attack and killing of worshipers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo on Sunday, the 5th June. He also sent his condolences to Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN and commiserated with the entire Owo Kingdom […]

SDP blasts APC government for nation’s insecurity; Calls for communal protective bodies nationwide, says killings amount to declaration of war by bandits Veteran journalists express shock, ask Buhari to resign Mimiko condemns attack, calls for urgent action By Banji Ayoola Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Monday directed that flags should be flown at half-mast […]

How we were attacked- Priest Herdsmen behind killings — Ondo lawmaker Governor condoles with families of victims Nigeria needs divine intervention, says Catholic Church This is total madness, Nigeria at war — Bishop, Ondo Diocese Attack threatening foundation of Nigeria—Gani Adams It’s a declaration of war against Yoruba People —Afenifere, Akintoye Bombs exploded and bullets […]

By Banji Ayoola A former envoy and senatorial aspirant in Ondo South, Ambassador Sola Iji, has condemned the killings of worshipers during a church worship on Sunday in Owo. In a statement, which he signed, he said: “The reported unprovoked attack and killing of innocent worshipers at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo […]

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (left) weeps about the terrorist attack at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State where scores of worshipers were killed, maimed. Photo/Facebook/rotimiaketi Akeredolu shuns APC convention, vows to hunt killers Buhari, Atiku, Saraki, governors mourn, say Nigeria’ll not surrender to wicked people CAN, PDP, and Adegboruwa condemn the attack […]

The Police in Ondo State have started investigation of the Owo church attack and killing of scores of innocent worshipers by yet to be identified gunmen, earlier in the day. A statement by the state police spokeswoman, SP Funmilayo Odunlami, which was titled Attack on St Francis Catholic Church: Police commence investigation, deploy personnel to […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State, hascondemned the attak and killing of worshipers in Owo on Sunday by armed criminals. A statement by the party’s state spokesman, Mr Ikantu, Kennedy Peretei, said: “The people of Owo woke up to the devastating news of innocent worshipers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, murdered in […]

Condemns attack, condoles with victims’ families Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has vowed to hunt down assailants of worshipers in Owo on Sunday and make them pay for the heinous acts. He made the vow in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Richard Olatunde, few moment after the killings. The statement was titled: […]

A Yoruba National Youth Leader and National Chairman of Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders of Nigeria, Chief Eric Oluwole, has condemned the killings of innocent worshipers in Owo by suspected Fulani criminals as barbaric, provocative and uncalled for. In a statement titled: “Owo killings of innocent Worshipers: Enough is enough,” which he issued in Akure, the […]