Owo church attackers among arrested persons – Amotekun

Amotekun Corps, the Ondo State Security Network Agency, said it has arrested some of those who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo.

TheCornet had reported how some gunmen stormed the church, killing about 40 worshippers and injuring several others.

Adetunji Adeleye, the state Commander of Amotekun, said the church attackers are among 71 persons who were arrested for various crime.

“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”, adding the corps also recovered one of the vehicles used for the operation.

“The 71 suspects were picked while committing offenses and others were tracked to their hideouts in the forests. “We have been able to get a cartel that specialises in stealing and dismantling motorbikes, which we all know as okada.

“Also, we were able to recover over 50 bikes during the operation from these criminals.

“We also got reports from some herdsmen that their cattle were stolen. We went after them and brought the cows back to the Fulani herdsmen that owned the cow. “We have a group of small boys who are under 18-year old that turned themselves into a cartel of criminals in a particular local government in Ondo State and armed themselves.

“They actually belong to a cult group called ‘Agbado’. We were able to arrest 12 out of the 17 members.

“We have about three to four suspected kidnappers and we intend to take most of these suspects, especially the ones we have concluded their investigations to the DPP and for their onward prosecution in court.”