Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Governor of Ondo State has
clarified the situation surrounding the arrest of Idris Ojo, who was one of
those allegedly responsible for the attack on the Saint Francis Catholic Church
in Owo on June 5.
Akeredolu on Wednesday claimed that there was an error in
the statement made by General Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff, when he
was revealed on Tuesday that the attackers had been apprehended.
According to a statement issued by Richard Olatunde, the
Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Idris Ojo, who was listed as the 14th wanted
escapee from Kuje Prison, was apprehended at his brother’s home in Akure, the
state’s capital.
Idris Ojo, a prominent member of the Islamic State in West
Africa Province (ISWAP) who escaped from Kuje Prison, was arrested at Aiyetoro
in Ondo State, according to Irabor, who made the disclosure of the arrest on
Tuesday.
Given that the tragic incident at Kuje Prison on July 6 came
after the horrific event of the June 5 attack in Owo, Akeredolu acknowledged in
the statement the uncertainty the development had caused the public.
“Idris Ojo, who is number 14 on the wanted list of the Kuje
Prison Escapees was arrested in his brother’s house in Akure. His brother,
Jimoh Rasheed Ibrahim, received and accommodated him after his escape from Kuje
prison.
“He was thereafter moved and kept in the custody of the
security operatives at the same time the attackers of Owo Catholic Church were
arrested and brought into custody. Hence, the mix-up.”
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