Not less than N75 million has been donated by National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential aspirant, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to victims of the St Francis Catholic Church attack in Owo, Ondo State.<\/p>\n
Withinnigeria recalls that gunmen had stormed St Francis Catholic Church in Owo on Sunday shooting over 30 people who were mostly children and women, leaving many others with varying degrees of injuries.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the Palace of Olowo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye, during a condolence visit in the company of the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, Tinubu condemned the violent attack on the innocent worshippers describing it as evil.<\/p>\n
A statement by Tinubu\u2019s media office on Monday said the presidential aspirant promised to work with the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu to bring succour to the victims of the Owo massacre.<\/p>\n
According to the statement, Tinubu also asked the federal government to tackle the security challenges bedevilling the nation.<\/p>\n
Part of the statement reads, \u201cBefore he visited the church for an on the spot assessment, Asiwaju Tinubu pledged the sum of N50million to the victims and another N25million to the Owo Catholic Church.<\/p>\n
\u201cExpressing his sadness over the tragic incident, Tinubu noted that the South West had never witnessed an attack of such magnitude describing it as horrendous.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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