May 14, 2026

Owo church attackers arrested, CDS Irabor says

By Muhammad A. Aliyu

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, says the military in collaboration with other security agencies, has arrested those behind the deadly attack on St. Fracis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.

Irabor made this disclosure at the Chief of Defence Staff media parley with media executives at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in Abuja on Tuesday.

According to the CDS, the suspects would be paraded after an investigation had been concluded into the matter.

He said: “Within the last time we met, we have recorded remarkable achievement. Let me bring it to your notice that within the same period, there have been ignoble actions of men of the underworld that have impinged on our collective well-being, namely the unfortunate train attack, the attack on Kuje correctional center as well as what has been reported in the past the attack on the presidential convoy.

“Also, the Owo incident which was intended to bring man and women of the armed forces to present them in a form and shape that make it to look as if the nation is on a siege. We have arrested those behind the dastardly act in Owo.

“It was my intention to present them to the public, but because of the investigation still going on, I had to change my mind. I will like to say that in due course, the world will see them and others who are behind other daring attacks in the country.”

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