Thursday, June 4, 2026 -Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four suspects to de@th by hanging for executing the deadly June 5, 2022 attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.
The convicts were among the five accused persons who had
been standing trial on a nine-count terror!sm charge filed by the Department of
State Services (DSS), in connection with the attack at the church that claimed
the lives of 40 worshippers and left over 100 injured. The massacre triggered
nationwide outrage and international condemnation, with widespread calls for
authorities to identify and prosecute those responsible for the attack.
The convicts include Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza (25), Al Qasim
Idris (20), Jamiu Abdulmalik (26), and Abdulhaleem Idris (25).
The fifth defendant, Momoh Otuho Abubakar (47), was
discharged and acquitted.
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