While confirming the arrest of suspects linked to attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo Ondo State, the Defence Headquarters, through Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor released the names of those behind the the attack.
Irabor who revealed the development during a meeting with media executives in Abuja, noted that troops who were in operation pursued the suspects and recovered some exhibits from them.
His words:
“As regards the Owo incident, we have recovered the last vehicle they used for that operation and we made some arrests and we have also recovered some vital things which we are working on.
“A number of people have been arrested concerning the Owo issue as well as a number of equipment. On that day, we pursued them to the point that we recovered the vehicle and we are still pursuing them We have told you that until we get to the root, I can assure you that the perpetrators and their sponsors will be brought to book.”
He gave some of the names of those already arrested as follows:
Momoh Ojo Abubakar
Aliyu Yusuf Itokpka
Auwal Ishaq Onimisi
Idris Ojo
Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza (one of the masterminds of the attack)
“I can confirm what the CDS has said. They were arrested last week and the photographs of the suspects were forwarded to me.
“About five of them have been arrested while they’re on the trail of others.”
Great victory at last as military arrests Owo Church attackers, names top mastermind.”
CDS Irabor, making the revelation, said the arrest was the result of an effective collaboration of the Nigerian military and other sister security agencies.
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