Exactly one year after terrorists attacked a Catholic Church in Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, the Olowo of Owo Kingdom, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, has appealed to the security agencies to bring the perpetrator to book and make it public.

It was reported that some suspected terrorists attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, on June 5, 2022, killing no fewer than 41 worshippers and injuring several others.

The monarch, who spoke at his palace in Owo on Monday, decried the inability of the security agency to prosecute the perpetrators, one year after the attack.

He said, “At a time we heard news that some people had been arrested and the Nigerian Army came out to give that information, and ever since, we have not heard about prosecution or investigation, because by now prosecution should have been started after much investigation. We are surprised that this matter is not being talked about anymore.

“People who lost their lives cannot just be forgotten so easily like that. We are therefore calling on government once again to live up to expectations; the security agencies must come out and give us information about those who have been arrested, and we know that the security agencies are still about to carry out our investigations, and we must see that those who came to attack the St. Francis Catholic Church on June 5, 2022 must be brought to book; it is highly expected.”

He, however, noted that the community had become more security conscious after the incident.

“We thank God that we are all alive, and what happened on June 5, 2022, we overcame, and there have been changes in security architecture in Owo. Now we are more conscious about our security, and the security agencies too are already doing what is expected of them in preparing for any untoward occurrence. They are well prepared and there is collaboration between the kingdom and the security agencies as well, people are conscious and we have been giving necessary information relating to security to the agencies,” he said. (The PUNCH)

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