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Akeredolu who reacted via his Facebook page said: “Owo Killings, ISWAP Terrorist? What evidence. Too Hasty.”
Arakurin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, *Governor of Ondo State
PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | JUNE 10, 2022
Ondo State governor, Arakurin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has debunked claims by the Federal Government that the extremist group, Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) is responsible for the killing of worshippers at a Catholic Church in Owo last Sunday.
Akeredolu who reacted via his Facebook page said: “Owo Killings, ISWAP Terrorist? What evidence. Too Hasty.”
The Federal government had, on Thursday afternoon, blamed the Islamic fighters for the attack on the worshippers when the Interior minister Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this to reporters shortly after the national security council meeting held in Abuja.
Related: FG Blames ISWAP For Owo Killings; Admits Terrorists Now In Southern Nigerian Forests
The Islamic State of West Africa Province, an offshoot of Boko Haram predominant in Nigeria’s North-East where they have carried out brutal attacks for over a decade. It is not immediately clear why the extremist group would seep into the South-West to carry out attacks.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack in which about 40 persons were reportedly killed and scores wounded.
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