ONDO MASSACRE: Akeredolu Describes the Federal Government's conclusion on ISWAP has being too Hasty.

The Federal government's labeling of ISWAP as the terrorists responsible for the attack on worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state, was quizzed by the Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State as being too hasty.

This is coming after the state police command, the governor, and the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye denied the alleged arrest of the killers.

Recall that the palace of the traditional ruler of Owo was under siege by youth from the ancient town demanding for the perpetrators of the last Sunday attack on St. Francis Catholic church in the town.

Hundreds of youths trooped to the Palace after learning that suspected terrorists had been apprehended and brought to the palace by a joint team of the Nigerian Army, Amotekun Corps, and other security personnel.

They requested that the suspected terrorists be handed up to them, appealing the traditional ruler not to send them to Akure, the state capital.

However, it took several hours for the monarch to convince the youth that the information was untrue.

Meanwhile, governor Akeredolu noted that he took the Federal government’s conclusion as a pinch of salt, adding that ISWAP is known to take responsibility for their attacks.

He said this during a zoom interaction with a Swiss-based Christian human rights Organization, Christian Solidarity International (CSI).

”The statement is too hasty. I take their conclusion with a pinch of salt. ISWAP doesn’t hide its attacks. If they have done it, they would have owned up. We are yet to know and our security people are still on their trail.”

The governor commended the international community for their reaction to the killing in Owo, saying their reaction was unprecedented.

He empathized that the present security architecture in the country cannot provide security for lives and property.

“A single police command cannot guarantee safety in this country. We must have state police now. Amotekun suffers a lot of limitations in getting all the equipment we need to fight these criminals.

The Special Assistant Media, to Olowo of Owo, Samuel Adewale, said there was no arrest and the palace wondered the source of the information leading to the invasion of the palace by the angry youths.

Also, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Richard Olatunde, denied the arrest of the suspects.

The State Police Command image-maker, Funmi Odunlami, also said no arrest was made in respect of the last Sunday attack on the Church in Owo.

Odunlami said that members of the public will be duly informed if any arrest was made by the security agencies in respect of the Owo attack.