President Muhammadu Buhari has said that only demons from hell could have carried out the dastardly act of killing worshippers at Owo, Ondo State.
Bandits were reported to have killed over 50 persons in an attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State on Sunday, June 5, 2022.
In a press release signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari charged emergency agencies to swing into action and bring succour to the wounded.
The press statement is reproduced below:
“President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the heinous killing of worshippers Sunday at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Kingdom, in Ondo State.
The President says only fiends from the nether region could have conceived and carried out such dastardly act, adding that eternal sorrow awaits them both on earth here, and ultimately in the hereafter.
President Buhari mourns the dead, condoles with their families, the Catholic Church, and the Government of Ondo State, charging emergency agencies to swing into action, and bring succor to the wounded.
“No matter what, this country shall never give in to evil and wicked people, and darkness will never overcome light. Nigeria will eventually win,” the President says.”
