Owo Catholic Church M@ssacre: Flags To Fly At Half Mast For 7 Days In Honour Of Victims | DETAILS
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has directed for the Nigerian flags to fly at half mast for seven days in honour of victims of St Francis Catholic Church mass-acre.
The governor gave the directive to all public buildings, facilities and official residences.
Recall that worshipers in their numbers were ki-lled and injured on Sunday when gunmen invaded the Catholic church at Owa-luwa Street,Owo.
Governor Akeredolu described the attack on innocent worshipers as a deliberate and calculated ass-ault on the people of the state.
The Governor said: ”Those who unleashed this unprovoked terror attack on our people have tested our collective resolves. We will not be deterred in responding appropriately to this dastardly act.
“In honour of the victims of this unfortunate attack, i hereby direct that all flags be flown at half-mast for seven days, starting from today, Monday, June 6, to Sunday, June 12, 2022. It is a collective loss to the people of our dear state.”
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