Tag: Owo massacre
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OWO MASSACRE: Security agencies intensify search for sponsors
Security agencies have intensified search for the sponsors of the June 5, 2022, terrorist attack on the Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. TheNewsGuru.com recalls that during the attack, 40 worshippers were killed and scores injured. The Federal Government had earlier blamed the attack on the Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists, a claim…
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JUST IN: Barely three days after Owo massacre, gunmen kill six in Ondo
Barely 72 hours after, no fewer than six persons were shot dead at Sabo Area of Ondo town, Ondo State on Wednesday night by some men suspected to be bandits. This came 72 hours after some terrorists attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, killing about 40 people. Several other church members were injured in the…
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Owo Massacre: Nigeria, now the most targeted country by ISIS
Between June 1- 6 2022, ISIS has claimed responsibility for at least 10 attacks in Borno, Kogi, Yobe states, leading to increased insecurity in Nigeria’s Northeast and Northcentral. Nigeria is now arguably the most active hub for the Islamic State (ISIS) military operations worldwide, accounting for 41 per cent of claimed attacks around the globe,…
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OWO MASSACRE: Tinubu donates N75m to victims, Catholic church
Presidential hopeful, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has donated N50 million to the families of the victims of the gunmen attack in Owo on Sunday and another N25 million to the church. The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) made this pledge on Monday, June 6 during a visit to commiserate with the governor of…