Ondo Catholic Church Attack : Police Command Not Aware Of Arrest Of Suspects  – Spokesperson

By Ayodele Oni

There seems to be a break in communication between the Ondo State Police Command and the Amotekun Security Corps over the arrests of suspects linked with the attack on St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo early this month.

The South-west security network, Amotekun had on Thursday informed the world that those suspected to be behind the attack had been arrested.

Amotekun went ahead to claim that the operation which led to the arrest was jointly carried out with other security agencies in the state.

However, the state Police Command has denied, saying it is not aware of any arrest in connection with Owo church attack.

The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Funmilayo Odunlami, said the Command was not aware of claims by Ondo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps that some persons suspected to be involved in the attack have been arrested.

Odunlami confirmed that the command has been working with the state security outfit, but said the it was not involved in the arrest of any of the suspects even though it works in collaboration with the Amotekun Corps.

The police spokesperson, who distanced the command from the report of the arrest of suspects in connection to the Owo attack maintained that the information did not emanate from the police.

“I can confirm to you that we are still working round the clock to ensure the perpetrators of the attack are brought to book, but as I speak, no arrest has been made and we are assuring the public that they will not go unpunished.”

The state commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye revealed that “A number of people have been arrested concerning the owo attack and I am telling you for free that the last vehicle they used before they jumped into the bush has been recovered.

“We pursued them to that point and we are still pursuing them, we will get to the root of it. The suspects being paraded were arrested within the last one month  for crimes ranging from armed robbery, cattle rustling, kidnapping, fraud.”