Aiyedatiwa lauds judiciary as court hands down death penalty on Owo church attackers

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has hailed the judgement of the Federal High Court, which sentenced terrorists who killed worshippers of St Francis Catholic Church, Owo successful 2022 to decease by hanging.

Aiyedatiwa commended the prosecution squad arsenic good arsenic the courageousness of the judiciary since the commencement of the trial.

The governor, successful a connection by his Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, said the improvement was an indicator that the authorities volition not tolerate acts of panic oregon unit against its people.

No less than 40 persons were gruesomely murdered and galore injured connected June 5, 2022, erstwhile daredevil gunmen rained bullets connected the worshippers during Mass astatine the Catholic religion successful the community.

The Federal High Court successful Abuja connected Wednesday sentenced to decease 4 retired of the 5 terrorists aft they were recovered blameworthy of the full nine-count charges against them.

The connection partially read, “Ondo State Governor, His Excellency, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has commended the Judiciary and information agencies for securing the condemnation and decease se...