Local News

Residents Storm Owo Monarch’s Palace Over Arrests Of Suspected Terrorists Who Attacked Catholic Church

Hundreds of Residents of Owo Town in Ondo State have stormed the Olowo’s place over suspected arrests of terrorists who attacked St Francis Catholic church on Sunday.

This newspaper learnt that angry youths protested at the palace, demanding the government to reveal the identities of those arrested in connection with the gruesome killing of over 38 Christians in Owo.

Owo residents threatened that if the government failed to return the criminals back to Owo town from Akure where arrested criminals were allegedly kept tomorrow, they would not stop from creating scenes at the place.

Voiceairmedia had reported on Sunday that suspected terrorists attacked a church in Ondo State, with a yet-to-be-ascertained number of people killed while scores were injured.

The incident was said to have occurred at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

It was gathered that the church is behind Olowo of Owo palace.

Many members of the congregation were shot and slaughtered.

One of the videos of the incident obtained by SaharaReporters shows that children were also killed in the attack.

Efforts to reach the spokesperson for the state police command, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, on her mobile line were not successful as she did not pick up. She also did not reply to a text message sent to her. CONTINUE READING…

A MUST TO READ BELOW
For your Advert Placement, Publicity, Press Release, Personality Promotion, Special Report, Featured story, Conference, Interviews, And So On – CONTACT US on WhatsApp/Call📞@ 08072633727 📲
NOTE: We wish to add you to our WhatsApp Database to get our Trending, latest and timely news directly into your WhatsApp Box as the news breaks.

VAM News

Recent Posts

2027: INEC rules out automated accreditation, other

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that critical electoral decisions, including voter…

8 hours ago

Pat Utomi Slams Tinubu Over Rising Poverty, High Petrol Price

Political economist and former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over…

8 hours ago

New Minimum Wage: FG, NLC Clash Over Timeline For Fresh Negotiations

The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) are at odds over when to…

8 hours ago

State Police Bill on Life Support As many States Refuse To Back It

The push to establish state police has suffered a major setback, with only five of…

8 hours ago

Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Roadster That Can ‘Fly’ With SpaceX Thrusters.

  Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled a new version of the Tesla Roadster that…

8 hours ago

From 15.39% to 14.63%: Inflation Cools, But Lagos Still Burns – See 10 States Where Prices Rose Slowest

Nigeria's headline inflation rate eased to 14.63% in September 2026 from 15.39% in August, marking…

9 hours ago