Before he died, 48-year-old Dayo Festus had several altercations with herders, whose cattle had encroached on his farm in Ajowa-Akoko, a community in Ondo state, Southwest Nigeria. When they arrived again on Feb. 2, 2021, he chased them away and threatened to have them arrested. Three days later, the herders returned with more cattle. His […]
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The Islamic State franchise has claimed responsibility for an attack on a police vehicle in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ondo. The group did not provide details on the attack, including when it happened. However, it fits the profile of attacks in the past few months. Recent incidents have included targeting security forces and civilian locations […]
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The Police in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria, has reacted to the report of alleged abduction of children rescued from an underground apartment of a church in the Valentino Area of Ondo town. Several media outlets reported earlier that some children were rescued by the police on the evening of Friday, July 1, after residents raised […]
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On Saturday, June 5, John Monogbe left his house for work. Around 6:22 a.m. WAT the next day, he called his wife, Imisi. “Start preparing for church,” he told her. She was surprised. Her eyes were barely open when his call came in, and she could hear the rain pouring heavily. But John’s mind was […]
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The Ondo State Security Network Agency, one of the branches under Operation Amotekun, a regional security outfit, has confirmed the arrest of suspects said to be connected to the attack on St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Southwest Nigeria. The Director-General of the security outlet, Adetunji Adeleye, confirmed the development to HumAngle in a telephone […]
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It was a black Sunday when tears flowed freely after terrorists unleashed havoc on St Francis Catholic Church members, Owa-luwa Street, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria. The terrorists invaded the church while Sunday service was going on and shot sporadically at the congregation that scampered for safety. The attack took […]
Read MorePolice in Ondo State says they have ordered a forensic investigation into the terrorist attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria, on Sunday, June 5. Odunlami Funmilayo, the police spokesperson in the state, said the Police Commissioner ordered the investigations to ascertain the actual […]
Read MoreSome persons who witnessed the terrorist attacks on St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria, have given an account of the horrific killings on the morning of Sunday, June 5. HumAngle earlier reported that terrorists killed a yet to be ascertained number of persons during a […]
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A yet to be identified number of persons have been feared killed by terrorists in a Sunday morning raid in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria. HumAngle gathered the terrorists attacked St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in Owo Local Government Area of the state when Sunday service was going on. Aside from those that were killed, […]
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A protest by some Nigerian students against the protracted strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was dispersed by soldiers of the Nigerian Army on Tuesday, May 17, in Akure, Ondo State capital, Southwest Nigeria. HumAngle learnt that the students who occupied the Akure-Ilesha highway Tuesday morning were dispersed by the […]
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Nine travellers of the 12 abducted in Ondo State Southwest Nigeria have been rescued by the state’s command of the Southwest Security Network, code-named Amotekun. The travellers were kidnapped on Wednesday while travelling to Lagos by an armed gang at Idoani-Ifira area of Ondo State. Adetunji Adeleye, Ondo commander of the Amotekun Corps, at a […]
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Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria has signed into law, the anti-grazing bill passed by the state’s House of Assembly on Tuesday Aug. 31. Donald Ojogo, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation disclosed this in a statement. The signing of the bill into law followed the resolution of the Southern Governors Forum […]
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