- Arrested Masterminds of Owo June 5 Massacre Of 42 Worshippers are Ebiras
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has called on leaders of the Ebira community from Kogi State living in the State to warn their young ones not to copy the bad venture of kidnapping and other criminal activities.
The Governor, who spoke shortly after the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, announced the arrest of the masterminds of the June 5 massacre of 42 worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, said recent reports from victims of kidnap in the State have established that some Ebira indigenes are now involved in the unwholesome act.
In fact, the four names mentioned by General Irabor were arrested in Kogi State and are Ebira indigenes.
They include Idris Abdulmalik Okeiza, Momoh Otueze, Aliyu Yusuf and Awal Oreiza. And they were arrested on August 1, 2022.
Governor Akeredolu further disclosed that the owner of the house where the attackers stayed before the June 5 attack in Owo has also been arrested.
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“We did not spare a moment. I am happy that the Chief of Defence Staff has announced it. We have known for a while but we needed not to come out with it because more works are still ongoing. I can confirm that this arrest has been made. And they are still on the trail of some of them.”
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“I want to use this medium to urge our brothers to concentrate on their farming trade. It will be unfortunate to know that the Ebiras in our midst are now involved in kidnapping. We are appealing to them not to copy bad things. The traders selling by the roadside should not become informants. We are not fighting them.
“We have seen their numbers, they supported and voted for us during elections. I will call their leaders and talk to them. Our brothers who were kidnapped on their way to Ikare, talk to them. They were taken to Ebira farmsteads.
“For me, we have lived together for too long for this to happen. I am ready to make any effort to ensure that the conviviality that we have enjoyed continues. But we are begging their leaders to urge them not to copy bad things. They are in our midst. We are surrounded by them. The issue of security is key and it’s dynamic.”
The Governor, who thanked the NUJ in the state for the cooperation extended to his administration, assured them of sustained efforts at developing the State.