Owo Church massacre: Two more ISWAP terrorists arrested, identities revealed
Recall that the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, had on Tuesday confirmed that about five terrorists linked to the attack were arrested in the State.
Barely two days after the report, the Military High Command on Thursday disclosed that two additional terrorists who killed over 40 worshippers in the church on June 5 have been nabbed.
The disclosure was made in a statement issued by the Director of Defense Information, Major General Jimmy Akpor.
The statement reads partly, “Barely few hours after the disclosure by the CDS of the arrest of 4 of the Owo Catholic Church attackers, 2 additional ISWAP terrorists, who were also connected to the attack on the church were apprehended at Omialafara (Omulafa), Ose LGA, Ondo State yesterday, 9 August 2022.
“The arrests were made through the collaborative effort by military and DSS personnel. The suspects are Al-Qasim Idris and Abdulhaleem Idris.
“It is instructive to note that Abdulhaleem, alongside other high profile ISWAP Commanders, had also previously coordinated attacks on military targets in Okene, Okene LGA, Kogi State resulting in casualties”.
Following the statement by the CDS, Nigerians took to social media to question how one of the arrested suspects, Idris Ojo, who was said to have escaped from Kuje prison in July, was able to launch an attack in Owo in June.
No comments:
Post a Comment