Newspaper Review: The Real Owo Church Attackers Unmasked

Newspaper Review: The Real Owo Church Attackers Unmasked

The revelation of the attackers of St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo by the Defence Headquarters on Tuesday, August 9, was one of the biggest stories in mainstream Nigerian news media over the week.

Owo Church Attackers: List of Arrested Terrorists as Military Mentions Names

The Defence Headquarters, through Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor on Tuesday, August 8, confirmed to Nigerians that terrorists who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo have been arrested.

Review of Newspapers
Major Nigerian newspapers
Source: UGC

CDS Iraboh, during a meeting with media executives in Abuja, noted that troops who were in operation pursued the suspects and recovered some exhibits from them.

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NDLEA Arrests Popular Pastor with 3 Drums of ‘Mkpuru-Mmiri’, Releases Photo

Pastor Anietie Okon Effiong, a trans-border drug dealer, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

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Sanusi Drops Another Bombshell, Says His Prophesies Have Come to Pass

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Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy on Putin's Move To Buy Africa With Oil: "They Have 1% Of Investments in Africa

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In a tweet on Sunday, August 7, Daniel who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) not long ago said Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state will join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) very soon.

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