Aareonakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Abiodun Adams, has condemned Sunday attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, during which many worshippers lost their lives while many others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Aare Adams,in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media,Mr. Kehinde Aderemi, described the incident as ungodly, adding that it is capable of threatening the foundation and existence of Nigeria.
He described the perpetrators of the gory attack as evil, saying they have sinned against God and should be ready to face His wrath.
Expressing concern on the spate of insecurity across the country, the Yoruba generalissimo insisted that the Federal Government has failed in its efforts to secure the country, wondering why it has become a crime to go the church to worship.
“Cases of Boko Haram and Bandits and other criminal elements always attacking churches and mosques have simply showed the failures of the government.It has also exposed the crass incompetence of Nigeria’s leaders and the security apparatus.
“Reports at my disposal showed clearly that the attackers actually disguised as worshippers of the church, planted explosive device within the church premises and carried out their evil attack on innocent worshippers.
“They later kidnapped the Reverend Father, leaving worshippers cold dead in the pool of their blood.
“The criminals, according to reports, did not come with vehicles, they hijacked vehicle on the road to convey their victims,” Adams said.
While condoling with the Ondo state governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu and the Olowo of Owo, Oba Gbadegesin Ajibade Ogunoye, Adams urged the governor not to relent in his efforts to secure the state, saying Ondo State will not succumb to the will of criminals.
“The video clips and pictures of the deadly attack on worshippers could best be imagined.Such attack would definitely not happen in a sane society where there is effective security.It would not happen in a country where lives of the citizens are precious to the government.
