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DSS arrests sixth Owo church attack suspect after four-year manhunt

Naija News • 4d ago
DSS arrests sixth Owo church attack suspect after four-year manhunt
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested the sixth person involved in the 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in which over 40 worshippers were killed and scores injured. The service had arrested five suspects: Idris Omeiza (25), Al Qasim Idris (20), Jamiu Abdulmalik (26), Abdulhaleem Idris (25), and Momoh Abubakar (47). The suspects are currently on trial for allegedly carrying out acts of terrorism in Abuja. A security source on Wednesday disclosed that DSS operatives, who had been on his trail for years, arrested the suspect, identified as Sani Yusuf, in the Iguosa community along Powerline in Ovia North Local Government Area of Edo State. According to the source, Yusuf, described as a high-profile commander of the Islamic State West Afri...
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