JUST IN: FG Reveals Terrorists Group Behind Owo Catholic Church Attack, says not Fulani Herdsmen

Security chiefs who attended Thursday’s Security Council Meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja has revealed the terrorist organization behind the Sunday’s Catholic Church attack in Owo, Ondo State.

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola debunked insinuations that Fulani herdsmen are behind the killings, adding that the attacks had no ethnic or religious colouration.

Tension As Fulani herdsmen attacks Catholic Church in Ondo State, Kill Many, Kidnap Priest — Several were killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani Herdsmen in St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State

Although no arrest has been made as investigations and trailing of the terrorists were still ongoing, however, the minister said the Islamic State of West Africa(ISWAP) are the perpetrators, DailyPost reports.

The security council meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari, had the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation; Boss Mustapha; the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (retd) in attendance.

Other attendees include the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo; and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao.

Also in attendance are the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman; the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.

AbaCityBlog reports that gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Sunday, attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.

An eyewitness said the gunmen invaded the Church when Sunday Mass was ongoing, open fire on worshippers and killed over 28 worshippers.

But briefing State House Correspondents on some of the resolutions taken after the meeting, Aregbesola said security channels has zeroed the suspects to the ISWAP.

“Council is quite concerned about the violent attack in Ondo state and we have been able to locate the perpetrators, we have zeroed it that ISWAP did it, the animals in ISWAP wanting attention are responsible, we have asked security personnel to go after them and bring them to justice”.