Ondo: Many Dead As Catholic Church Is Bombed In Owo

By Adesina Soyooye

It was rivers of blood at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa,  Owo,  Ondo, State, Sunday morning, June 5, 2022.

The Church was bombed while worshippers were there for the Holy Mass.

It exploded as the Mass was being said. The explosion was devastating. Many people were decapitated. The floor of the Church was covered in blood, and strewn with human flesh as many lay dead. Many more were injured.

Shocked worshippers, who  seconds earlier were praying and praising God, erupted in screams, and ran helter-skelter to save their lives. Confusion reigned. And when it was over, some of the survivors, courageous enough to enter the Church again to help the wounded, were inconsolable. Bloodied bodies assaulted their eyes.

The tragedy has wiped the smiles off the face of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who on Saturday, as the Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum, secured a major victory when his APC colleagues in the North, issued a statement and asked that the Presidential seat in 2023 be given to a Southerner. The Governor has been vehement and consistent on that.

Incidentally, Owo, a semi- urban Community, is the home town of the Governor.

The Catholic Church where the bomb exploded is near the Palace of the Traditional Ruler, the Olowo of Owo.

As at the time of filing this report, there has been no statement from either the State Government or the State Police Command .