Suspected members of the terror group that attacked and killed worshippers at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Owo, Ondo State, on Sunday have been captured by security forces, NATIONAL PANEL gathered.
A video sighted by our sources showed a mob of protesters at the Palace of the Olowo of Owo.
The protest by youths was trying to resist the planned movement of the suspects to Akure.
Security forces were then on the ground to stave off the breakdown of law and order in and in the palace.
Previously, the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, confirmed that the suspects have been nabbed.
Recall on Wednesday, the Ondo State government gave a new casualty figure from the terrorist attack.
The state Commissioner for Drlth, Dr Banji Ajaka, stated in a press statement that as of Tuesday midnight, the number of victims was 127 while 40 had been confirmed dead.
Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, confirmed ISWAP’s involvement in the Ondo attack while briefing State House Correspondents after the National Security Council meeting in Abuja on Thursday. - Politics Today.
