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Owo Church Attack: Akeredolu Rejects FG’s Conclusion On ISWAP, Says It’s ‘Too Hasty’

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Jun 11, 2022.

Yinka Akanbi

Akeredolu described the attack that led to scores of death and several injuries as a crime against humanity
He reiterated his government’s resolve to help victims of the attack, especially those who lost loved ones and those still in the hospital

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says the Federal Government was “hasty” in blaming the Islamic State’s West African Province (ISWAP) for the Owo church attack.

The governor said this in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, on Friday.

Recall that National Security Council, after a meeting on Wednesday, had announced that the attack does not have any religious or ethnic connections but instead had imprints of ISWAP terrorists.

“The statement is too hasty. I take their conclusion with a pinch of salt. ISWAP don’t hide their attacks,” the governor was quoted as saying during a virtual interaction with a Swiss-based Christian human rights Organisation, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) on Friday.

“If they have done it, they would have owned up. We are yet to know their identity and our security people are still on their trail.”

Akeredolu described the attack that led to scores of death and several injuries as a crime against humanity.

He said the attack, though horrific, will not deter the indomitable spirit of the people of the state in their quest to fight insecurity. The governor, thus, re-echoed the calls for state police.

Owo Church Attack

“A single police command can not guarantee safety in this country. We must have state police now,” he said during the meeting.

“We are doing our best with Amotekun. But Amotekun is suffering a lot of limitations in getting all the equipment needed to fight these criminals.”

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While lauding the international community for their response so far following the incident, he reiterated his government’s resolve to help victims of the attack, especially those who lost loved ones and those still in the hospital.

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