The suspects in court over alleged participation in Owo church attack
The federal government has arraigned five suspects over their alleged involvement in the murder of over 40 worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo state.
On June 5, 2022, gunmen attacked the church, shooting at worshippers from point-blank range.
The suspects are Idris Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Otuho Abubakar.
On Monday, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) brought the suspects to the federal high court in Abuja.
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They were arraigned before Emeka Nwite, a judge, on a nine-count charge filed by the attorney-general of the federation.
The suspects and others who are at large, were alleged to have sometime in 2021, joined the AL Shabab Terrorist Group.
They were alleged to have their “cell in Kogi and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 25(1) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022″.
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The federal government alleged that the suspects held meetings at the Government Secondary School, Ogamirana, Adavi LGA in Kogi, and behind Omialafa Central Mosque, Ose LGA, Ondo in 2022, and planned the attack, which they carried out in June of the same year.
