The Federal Government will on Monday arraign five suspects allegedly responsible for the June 5, 2022 bombing of Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which left over 40 people dead and many others injured.
Those to be arraigned before Justice Obiorah Egwatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, are Idris Omeiza, Al-Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris, and Momoh Abubakar.
The defendants face nine counts bordering on terrorism. Their prosecution comes three years after the then Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, announced their arrest.
The National Security Council had linked the Owo attack to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
Gunmen stormed the church during Sunday mass, opening fire on worshippers and detonating explosives in one of the deadliest attacks in the country’s recent history.
