The Ondo state Governor, Barr. Rotimi Akeredolu has said that those behind the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in the state are foreigners from Mali but trained in Libya.
While describing the attack which claimed the lives of many on Sunday as “vile and satanic”, Akeredolu promised that the perpetraors would soon be arrested.
The Governor, who immediately abandoned his party’s national assignment in Abuja to visit the scene of the attack, urged residents to keep calm and not take the laws into their hands.
“What happened here is too tragic. It is the most tragic event. What is happening in America is a child’s play to what has happened here.
“To say the least, it is condemnable. I’m grieved. Let me let you know that we have a duty to protect you.
“Security services also lost about two men. The attack was sudden. How they carried out the attack and entered the church cannot be explained.
“No one thought that such incident could happen in Ondo State not to talk of People.
“Let us not retaliate because we will apprehend them. Don’t take laws into your hands. I want to express my condolences to the families of the victims.
“Security agencies in the state must take all steps necessary because this must not repeat itself.
“On our own part, we must be vigilant. We take responsibility for what has happened.
“Most of those that are carrying out this attacks are foreigners from Mali who were trained in Libya,” he said.
