ISWAP Behind Owo Church Attack – National Security Council

Gunmen attacked the church on Sunday, June 5, killing many worshippers and injuring several people.

The gunmen were said to have detonated explosives in the church after which they proceeded to fire several shots at the congregation.

Glamtush reports recalls that least 40 people died in the attack while over 60 victims were still hospitalised.

The governor of Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu, had described the attack as an “attempt to test the will of the people of the state and indeed, the south-west”.

“At Owo, the anger was palpable. The tension was at an abrasive level just as the urge for reprisals was high,” he said.

“Without doubt too, the ripple impact of this heinous act, as well as the understandably angry reaction across the state, could not have been different.

“To me, this is an attempt to test the will of the people of the state and indeed, the south-west.”

“To me, this is an attempt to test the will of the people of the state and indeed, the south-west.”