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[JUST IN] Owo Massacre: Tinubu Extends Philanthropic Gesture, Donates N75m To Victims, Church

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Jun 6, 2022.

Benard Joseph

Tinubu Extends Philanthropic Gesture, Donates N75m To Victims, Church.
The Presidential hopeful donated a hefty sum of N75 million to victims of the deadly attack on a Catholic church in Owo on Sunday.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended his philanthropic gesture to victims of the Owo massacre.

The Presidential hopeful donated a hefty sum of N75 million to victims of the deadly attack on a Catholic church in Owo on Sunday morning.

Speaking at the Palace of Olowo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye during a condolence visit in the company of Arakunrin Akeredolu, Tinubu condemned the violent attack on innocent worshippers and described the attack as an evil that must be defeated saying there is no place for such hatred and wanton taking of innocent lives in our country.

Tinubu gave the sum of N50 million to the victims and N25 million to the Catholic Church.

This news platform had earlier reported that the deadly attack claimed over 50 lives including women and children. Governor Akeredolu, who shed tears on visiting the scene of the incident swore to capture the culprits.

“What has happened here today is tragic. No better way to qualify it. It is the most tragic event! Horrific! What we have seen in America is a child play to what has happened here. That it happened in a church, to say the least, is most condemnable.

I feel terribly sad, and I can understand our people are in sad mood. Nobody will see or hear what happened here that will feel safe.”

“But let me tell you, we have a duty to protect you. Our security agencies lost about two men. It was not an expected attack. It was sudden. How they entered and escaped is still surprising. What has happened met us unexpectedly.”

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“On this matter, don’t retaliate. We know what to do and you will hear it. The perpetrators will never escape. We are after them. And I can assure you we will get them. I am not boasting.”

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