The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four of the five defendants being prosecuted for their involvement in the 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, to death by hanging. Judge Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that the Department of State Services (DSS) had been able to…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 3 for judgment in the trial of five men being prosecuted for the terrorist attack in Owo church that killed no fewer than 41 worshippers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) had filed terrorism charge against the suspects…
Dignitaries at the event praised Monsignor Obiora Ike for his decades of service to the Church, education, and social development through CIDJAP. Chairman of the occasion and Chairman of the South-East Council of Traditional Rulers, HRH Lawrence Agubuzu, described the celebration as well deserved, noting Ike’s enduring impact on society. In his homily, Auxiliary Bishop…
Concern is mounting among families of worshippers kidnapped during a church attack in Kaduna State after the abductors made contact but failed to state their demands. Gunmen struck on Easter Sunday, attacking multiple churches—including St Augustine Catholic Church, Baptist Church and ECWA Church—in Ariko community, Kachia Local Government Area. Speaking to journalists, Ephraim John, a…
The Nigerian Army troops in the early hours of Sunday, rescued 31 hostages abducted from a church in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Operational report made available to the News Agency said the attackers struck at an ECWA Church in Ariko village, targeting worshippers during a religious gathering. The report said the troops…
Gunmen on Sunday attacked the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA), Omugo in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara and abducted eight worshippers during the service. A statement issued in Ilorin on Sunday by the Kwara Commissioner for Communications, Mrs Bolanle Olukoju, said the suspected bandits stormed the church premises shooting sporadically to scare members…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, fixed May 5 to continue the trial of Abdulazeez Obadaki, a member of Ansaru terrorist group and suspected mastermind of the June 12, 2012 attack on a Deeper Life Bible Church Okene in Kogi. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the case following an application by the prosecution lawyer,…
A witness of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the suspected terrorists were funded, armed and mobilised to attack St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, on June 5, 2022. The witness, who was giving his testimony under protection, led a DSS investigation…
The eight prosecution witness (PW-8), on Wednesday, gave details of efforts made to apprehend the suspected terrorists who allegedly attacked St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State on June 5, 2022. The PW-8, who was a member of the Amotekun Security Network, told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja while…
A witness of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the case against four suspected terrorists behind the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francs Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Tuesday, identified one of the defendants as part of the actual attackers. The witness, who said he is a member of the Ondo Security…
