US EditionNigeria: DSS Captures Sixth Owo Church Attacker
- Gunmen stormed a Celestial Church of Christ parish in Uso, Owo Local Government Area, Ondo State, and abducted six worshippers, renewing security concerns along the Akure-Owo highway corridor.
- Amid a string of recent violent incidents in Ondo State, the abduction follows a kidnapping at Ilu-Abo community four days earlier and the recent shooting of Oba Kehinde Falodun, the Alagamo of Agamo.
- DSP Abayomi Jimoh said the attackers struck at about 12:50 a.m., storming the parish during an early-morning prayer session and firing sporadically before whisking victims to an unknown destination.
- Police warned that operations continue to recover remaining victims and arrest other gang members, with a suspect arrested and providing statements aiding investigations, the police said.
- Following the report, police and security partners launched coordinated rescue operations, and the Ondo Police Command urged residents to remain calm and share credible information.
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Worshippers Abducted As Gunmen Raid Ondo Church
Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday stormed a parish of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) in Uso, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, abducting six worshippers during a night service. The attackers were said to have struck at about 12:50 a.m. while members of the church were holding an early-morning prayer session. Residents said the assailants fired sporadically to disperse people before whisking away the victims to an unknown destin…
Nigeria: DSS Captures Sixth Owo Church Attacker
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have apprehended the sixth suspect linked to the 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State -- a tragic incident that claimed the lives of over 40 worshippers and left many others injured.
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