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The St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, is set to conduct a mass burial for victims of the terrorists’ attack on the church on Sunday.
During the Pentecost Service on Sunday, the
terrorists had invaded the church killing scores of worshippers, while several
others were injured.
One of the videos of the incident obtained by Source showed that
children were also killed in the attack.
The attack had drawn sympathy from different
sections of the society both in Nigeria and abroad with many urging security
apparatus in the country to be active in the protection of lives and property.
On Monday, the church noted that it was ready to conduct a mass
burial of the victims but promised to release the corpses to families that
wanted to claim them.
The catechist of the church, Donatus Awololo, said the victims
were rushed to different hospitals including the Federal Medical Centre Owo, St
Louis Catholic Hospital, and some private hospitals.
He was grateful to God that he too survived the attack.
Meanwhile, a source in the area informed revealed
that there was palpable fear in the community as parents refused to release
their children/ward to go to school. He said by next week, academic activities
might resume in the area.
The source, who lost a relation to the attack, said church activities
had also been put on hold for now, particularly as the attackers targeted a big
cathedral in the area.
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