A presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has described Sunday’s church attack in Owo, Ondo State, as an attempt to “break our collective spirit and our will to live in peace and with compassion to all regardless of faith.”
The former governor of Lagos State, in a statement by his media team, said the attack would not create disunity, just as he called for action towards extinguishing evil from the country.
Also, the Tinubu Campaign Organisation described the attack as an evil that should never have happened to innocent people.
This was contained in a press statement on Sunday signed by the Campaign Organisation’s Director of Media and Communication, Mr Bayo Onanuga.
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, condoled with the families of the victims.
Osinbajo, who is also a presidential aspirant, in a tweet posted on his official handle late Sunday, Osinbajo said “I am saddened by the senseless massacre of innocent people in Owo.
“My deepest condolences go to the families whose hearts are broken and are grasping for answers. We are united in grief and a resolve to defeat the cowards who unleash terror on defenseless people.”
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, called for immediate action from the government.
Gbajabiamila, who condemned the dastardly act, according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, described those behind the attack as “enemies of the state, who must be fished out and dealt with accordingly.”
The Governor of Ekiti State and APC aspirant, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, described the attack as “vile, barbaric and callous”, adding that “there can never be any justification for the heinous behaviour of the assailants”.
The lawmaker representing Ondo north senatorial district, Ajayi Borofice, in a statement on Sunday also condemned the attack, urging security agencies to arrest and prosecute the attackers.
The apex Igbo Socio-cultural Ohanaeze Ndigbo, condemned the attack, describing it as unprovoked.
Ohanaeze spokesman, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, advised Amotekun to buckle up and defend their people noting that if they wait for federal security their land would be overrun by Fulani terrorists.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State condoled with Akeredolu. In his condolence message issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, wherein he expressed shock and sadness over the heinous killing of worshippers.
