LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Monday arraigned five men before a Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack at St. Francs Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in which over 40 worshipers died. The five accused persons are Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik,…
Barely few hours after the disclosure by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor of the arrest of four suspects of the Owo Catholic Church attackers, two additional suspected ISWAP terrorists who were also connected to the attack on the Church were apprehended at Omialafara (Omulafa), Ose LGA, Ondo State on Tuesday, 9th…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has arrested suspects in an Islamist militant attack in a Catholic church that killed 40 people two months ago, Chief of Defence Staff General Leo Irabor said on Tuesday. Irabor said the attackers were arrested during joint operations involving the armed forces, the Department of Security Services and police, privately owned…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rev Father Andrew Abayomi, one of the priests at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo, Ondo State, has narrated how the church was attacked. Daily Trust had reported how many worshippers were killed when terrorists bombed the church on Sunday morning. In an interview with BBC Yoruba, the cleric said suspected…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWRANGERS)-Academic activities were yesterday suspended following the gruesome murder of a lecturer of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, Mr. Taiwo Akinyemi, by kidnappers. Akinyemi was abducted on Tuesday along with three others near Amurin Village along Owo-Akure Road. The killing may be due to the inability of the kidnappers to…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police in Ondo State say a suspected kidnapper who was arrested in a botched kidnap attempt in Owo is dead following complications from a high intake of tramadol. It would be recalled that the suspect had been unconscious since his arrest over the Aug. 5 incident at a chemist in Owo….
LAGOS AUGUST 11H (NEWSRANGERS)-A suspected kidnapper whose identity has yet to be confirmed by the Ondo State Police Command was still sleeping six days after he was taken to the police custody. The suspect was arrested by men of the command on Sunday as he and three other members of his gang attempted to kidnap…