- On Sunday, June 5, at least 50 believers died, including many children and women, when gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives in a brutal attack on the Catholic Church
- Former Kaduna Central Senatorial District Senator Shehu Sani, in response to the attack, gave his opinion on what actually led to the attack by unidentified gunmen
- The PDP chief took to his official Facebook page and revealed that the terrorists had planned to wreak havoc in the country and start a national war
A former lawmaker from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which represented Kaduna’s Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, said the terrorists who, on Sunday, June 5, attacked the Catholic Church St. Francis in the town of Owo in the state of Ondo angri wanted to open up, seek revenge and national unrest.
Sani explained why the attackers committed such a bloody act in a post shared on his official Facebook page.
He wrote:
“The attack on the Catholic Church in Ondo has been strongly condemned and denounced by all Nigerians.
“Terrorists represent no Hausa or Fulani people. Terrorists do not spare Muslims either. The North is also a daily victim of their cruelty and destruction. No Hausa or Fulani living in any part of the South should be attacked or harassed for the evil doings of these terrorists, just as no Southerner living in the North should be harassed for the actions of terrorists in the South.
“Terrorists intend to incite vendetta, violence and national unrest; they must not succeed.”
The attack
The violence began when Worshipers were about to leave the church.
The attack caused massive shock across the country, as one is rarely recorded in south-west Nigeria.
Nigerians React
Nigerians React
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Ote Lloyd Ade asked
"Fraudulent comment by Sanni.
< blockquote>"Trigger did you say???
"You're still referring to that all-encompassing war statement as a trigger?"
Dare Samuel said
"If you survive those 8 years, you know you will survive, even if death haunts you."
St. Val Akanegbu asked
"Can't Buhari be charged, biko? They can't reach Lagos, they can easily plan a coordinated attack and our so-called President shows no hesitation."
Kelly Prince Tu-wezzy said
"You said you mustn't succeed? But you are already succeeding."
Don Wolex D. Apstl stated
"That if the government refuses to act quickly, they will get there soon. We cannot continue to have our people killed and watch the government only offer condolences. The North, I know won't. Take this from any southern group."
Uthman Pablo
"Nigeria is not a safe place to live more."
Tor Felix complains
"People in this country are indeed heartless."
Buhari reacts t, as terrorists kill several people in the Catholic Church of Ondo State
President Muhammad u Buhari denounced the heinous killing of believers on Sunday June 5 at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Kingdom, Ondo State.
The President says only fiends from the sub-region could have conceived and carried out such an insidious act , adding that eternal suffering awaits them both here on earth and ultimately in the afterlife.
Buhari revealed this in a statement issued by his special adviser on media and public relations , Femi Adesina.
We will hunt down the attackers and make them pay, promises Governor Akeredolu
In the meantime, the government of Ondo State vowed to attack the St. Francis Catholic Church in the stad t Owo on Sunday, where scores of believers died, and said they would pay for their crime.
A statement from the Chief Press Secretary to Ondo State Governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN Richard Olatunde, on Sunday, who revealed the government's position, also said the governor had condemned the unprovoked attack on innocent believers.
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“Ondo State Governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu , SAN is deeply saddened by the unprovoked attack and killing of innocent people from Owo who were praying at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street on Sunday ."
Source: Legit.ng
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