OWO KILLINGS

CLASFON DECRIES OWO KILLINGS, ‘WEAK’ CHARGE ON DEBORAH’S CASE

The Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON) has condemned the recent killing of worshippers at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. 

In a communique made available to CITY LAWYER after its President-in-Council meeting in Calabar, the body also decried the filing of “weak charge” filed against suspects in the murder of Deborah Yakubu in Sokoto.

Below is the full text of the communique.

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‘OWO KILLINGS BARBARIC, CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY,’ SAYS GADZAMA

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OWO ATTACK: CHIEF JOE-KYARI GADZAMA, SAN CONDEMNS KILLING OF WORSHIPPERS DURING SERVICE, LAMENT STATE OF THE NATION AND INVITED THE GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE PERPETRATORS ARE BROUGHT TO BOOK SPEEDILY.

Chief joe -Kyari Gadzama, SAN in his statement on the Owo attack, condemned the gruesome killings of Sunday worshipers during the Pentecostal service at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo on the 5th of June 2022. He described the abominable act as barbaric and a crime against humanity, an act which must not be tolerated or allowed to go unpunished in a civilised society like ours.

He expressed his deep regret and sadness at the senseless mass killing in Owo, and shares in the grief of the brave people of Owo over the tragic loss of innocent souls, caused by the attack and killings.

Chief Joe-Kyari, SAN who is the chairman of the NBA securities Relations Committee on Security Agencies invited the relevant security agencies to act immediately and not let this abominable act go unpunished as the perpetrators must be hunted down and punished to the fullest extent of the law.

He further stated that indeed it is a RED DAY in our country’s history, a day of sorrow and irreplaceable loss, but we must stand tall against evil. We cannot be seen to fold our hands and watch as some bad eggs destroy the legacy of our beloved country. The Job is for us all, Lawyers, law enforcement agencies and the citizenry at large.

In his condolence letters to the governor of Ondo state, His Excellency Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN and HRM OLOWO Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, dated the 5th of June,2022, chief J-K Gadzama,SAN shared in the grief of the people of Owo and further condemned the unprovoked and barbaric act that led to the demise of many innocent souls, including children. He prayed for the Soul of the dearly departed and urged the government to ensure that the perpetrators be brought to book speedily.

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CATHOLIC LAWYERS CONDEMN OWO KILLINGS, WANT CULPRITS PUNISHED

It is cruel and sacrilegious that innocent worshippers are attacked in the serene town of Owo, Ondo State and massacred in cold blood. This attack coming on a day the Church celebrates the Pentecost, the birthday of the Church.

The National Association of Catholic Lawyers once more condemns in absolute terms the reckless and abominable crime perpetrated by these monsters.

The brazenness of this attack at the centre of an important city like Owo suggests the breakdown or absence of a coordinated security architecture in Nigeria.

There’s now a total breakdown of law and order in the country as this is an attack too many. May the souls of these martrys rest in the Lord. Amen We condole the Catholic Bishop of Akure and the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria on the loss of lives and pray the good to console the families of the dead and grant quick recovery to the wounded.

We therefore call on the organs of the State to make haste to arrest and prosecute all the persons involved in this abominable act. We shall no longer accept excuses for the inactions of the Nigerian State.

Signed

CHUKWUMA EZEALA, ESQ.
President
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC LAWYERS

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‘OWO KILLINGS A TERROR ATTACK ON YORUBA,’ SAYS EGBE AMOFIN O’ODUA

OWO KILLINGS : A TERRORIST ATTACK ON YORUBA LAND’- Egbe Amofin Oodua (The Yoruba Lawyers Forum)

Egbe Amofin Ooodua ( The Yoruba Lawyers Forum) condemns in strong terms the gruesome attack and murder of worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo, Ondo State of Nigeria which occurred today the 5th day of June 2022 by yet to be identified gun men. This was indeed a terrorist attack on Yoruba land.

We commiserate with the Olowo of Owo, HRH. Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, the people of Owo Land, families of the victims, the Catholic Church of Nigeria as well as the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN for this tragic event.

We urge the Federal Government of Nigeria, government of Ondo State and Security services to ensure that the perpetrators of this dastardly act are urgently apprehended and made to face the wrath of the Law.

We pray that God Almighty shall forgive the shortcomings of the deceased, comfort their families and grant them the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.

DATED 5th June 2022.

Aare Isiaka Abiola Olagunju SAN
Chairman, Governing Council

Olayinka Sokoya Esq
Publicity Secretary
Egbe Amofin Oodua (The Yoruba Lawyers Forum)

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OWO KILLINGS: ‘TIME TO OVERHAUL NIGERIA’S SECURITY SYSTEM,’ SAYS TAIDI

The Owo Attack and Security Agencies in Nigeria

The attack on the Catholic Church Owo, Ondo State, where scores of worshippers were killed and several others wounded has again been greeted with the usual “condemnation” from various quarters – as if such a response is enough to avert future occurrences of similar or worse attacks.

The dastardly act has again exposed the ineptitude of our security agencies whose score card has certainly fallen below zero in intelligence gathering. The whole thing was made even more odious by the complete lack of response from the police, or the motley number of uniformed agencies that are sworn to defend the people, thus making it easy for the attackers to operate maximally and flee without any intervention or interception.

The inability of various security agencies to device effective intelligence gathering is responsible for the calamities that befall us in various locations and at varying shades of vileness.

Our security agencies, despite the huge allocation of scarce resources, are constantly caught sleeping on duty and this has become a running national embarrassment.

Again, we must insist that the time has come to re-examine the nation’s security architecture, to overhaul and upgrade the detecting arm of all the security forces and to recalibrate our surveillance systems to meet modern methods of investigating crime. We have been locked in an obsolete system where we spend money on men, rather than on sophisticated materials and scientific methods.
At this point, a national summit on security will not be out of place because the brains currently manning our forces appeared tired, and posses neither the enthusiasm for crime fighting nor the innovative skills required to succeed at such an enterprise.

I condole with the families of the victims as well as the Catholic community over this avoidable loss of innocent lives and pray for the repose of the souls of those whose lives have been so brutally cut short.

I hope those whose duty it is to arrest and prosecute the criminals responsible for this mayhem will, for once, do their job swiftly and effectively in order to bring closure to the families of the bereaved and the rest of our anxious nation.

Jonathan Gunu Taidi, Esq.

OWO KILLINGS: ‘MAY GOD HEAL OUR LAND,’ ISAAC OGBAH PRAYS

The events which happened at *St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo, Ondo State* on the 5th day of June 2022 is most unfortunate. 

This desperate and wicked attack on innocent people who woke up in robust health and going to church to worship God almighty, not knowing that day will be their last on earth is saddening. 

As a country, our right to life is entrenched in the Constitution and the government should be able to secure lives and properties of all citizens and residents of this great country Nigeria. 

But it is appalling that in broad daylight countless lives would be killed and or maimed in the most horrific manner and with security operatives no where to be found. And more worrisome is the fact that the intelligence community could not even have any intelligence reports that would have prevented this from happening. 

The security of our lives and Properties should be of utmost importance to the Government.

I join other Nigerians to commiserate with the people that of Ondo state and most especially the families of those that died at yesterday’s unfortunate incidence. My prayer is for God to heal our nation and a quick recovery of all those that survived the attack and are presently receiving medical attention. 

Isaac Omuta Ogbah, FICMC.

‘BRING OWO MASSACRE CULPRITS TO JUSTICE,’ ADESINA ADEGBITE URGES FG

OWO MASSACRE : ADESINA ADEGBITE CONDEMNS KILLINGS, CONDOLES WITH THE VICTIMS AND STATE GOVERNMENT, SAYS IT’S TIME FOR VIGILANCE AND SERIOUS ACTION

It was with extreme shock and disbelief that I read the sad news of the horrific attack and murder of worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo, Ondo State of Nigeria which occurred earlier today Sunday, 5th of June, 2022, by those that have been bandied unknown gunmen.

That such a dastardly act could happen at all is a confirmation that wickedness and barbarism have become the order of day in our country; and that it happened in the ancient and peaceful Owo Town, the hometown of the Governor of Ondo State is indeed a signal that anywhere in the South West is susceptible to being a target of this heinous criminality.

It is with a seriously traumatized heart that I commiserate with the families of the victims, the Catholic Church of Nigeria, the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN and the grieving people of Ondo State, the South West and Nigeria in general over this unimaginable tragedy.

I’m in agreement with an earlier statement issued by the leadership of Egbe Amofin Oodua urging the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Government of Ondo State and Security Services to ensure that the perpetrators of the dastardly act are urgently apprehended and made to face the wrath of the Law.

However, the Government at all levels and all security agencies must now be very vigilant more than ever and take the protection of lives and properties of the citizens more seriously.

Enough of this kind of senseless wanton killings.

May the Almighty God bless the souls of the deceased and comfort their families, and bring speedy healings to the surviving victims.

Adesina Adegbite Esq. (AA)