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Nine months after terrorists attacked a Catholic church in Owo, Ondo State, the governor of the state, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has begun construction of a memorial park in honour of the victims of the attack.

The PUNCH reports that 41 people lost their lives while many sustained various degrees of injuries in the deadly attack at St Francis Catholic Church. However, no arrest has been made after the incident.

Speaking during an inspection visit to the construction site on Saturday, the governor said the memorial park would be a beauty to behold when completed.

He said his istration was determined not to forget the souls that have departed as a result of the incident , noting that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who had visited Owo to commiserate with the state and the people after the incident, would be invited to inaugurate the project when completed.

Akeredolu said, ”The architect who designed this place, Architect Femi Bello, the Odopetu of Akure Kingdom, I want to thank him very well because he showed interest in this project. His interest is beyond normal, so I thank you.

“By the time we finish this memorial park, it will be a beauty to behold and it is going to measure up to any memorial park anywhere because the architect, has taken his time to do so many good work here. It is for us to just wait and see it.

“Come rain, come sunshine, this project must be completed before the end of May. When this incident (attack) happened, our president-elect was here. I know that by the time we tell him we have this memorial park for him to come and inaugurate it, I think it will be a joy to him. That will be just a week after his inauguration, I pray he will come so that he can see this memorial park.

“For us, we are determined not to forget the souls that have departed. They were 41 in number. And others that are still nursing the wounds, although they have gone back to their homes, they have been discharged, some of them are outpatients.

“As you know, we also have a lady whose two legs were amputated. The government has provided for her necessary prosthesis that she can use. I’m told that she has been able to use it. Her rehabilitation is moving on well, and we are sure that she will still live a normal life. That is what I believe, she will live a normal life. So, for us, it is just a way of ing those 41 souls that died.”

In his remarks, the state commissioner for infrastructure, land and housing, Raimi Aminu commended Akeredolu for not forgetting the departed souls, expressing assurance that the befitting memorial park will be completed before the end of May this year.

“Government has decided to site, at this location befitting Memorial Park in remembrance of those departed souls. It is going to be a befitting one, well drawn, and which can compete with others throughout the world,” he said

Aminu added that apart from that, government also has intension of siting so many things like museum and other things around this area. So, this is going to be a centre of attraction after completion, and it will beautify the city, and at the same time, those people who lost their lives will be ed for life

All things being equal, by God’s grace, this project will be completed before the end of May 2023, Aminu assured

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May their soul keep on RIP

And they still vote for APC Muslim-Muslim ticket

May their souls rest in peace

How about justice for them? Have the culprits been sentenced?

May your wishes locate you from your hideout

Adams098765:
Same government, same things are likely to repeat itself, it's not a prediction 🙄 it's a spoiler.😏

Sadly, the memorial park cannot bring them out..
May their souls continue to rest in peace

Ok

Politicians shaaa… instead of tightening security in the state dem dey build memorial park.
This guy don dey behave like HellRufai

“As you know, we also have a lady whose two legs were amputated. The government has provided for her necessary prosthesis that she can use. I’m told that she has been able to use it. Her rehabilitation is moving on well, and we are sure that she will still live a normal life. That is what I believe, she will live a normal life. So, for us, it is just a way of ing those 41 souls that died.”

No she won't live a normal life if the perpetrators are still living free. There is need for justice. Lots and lots of crime has been committed in this country and nothing has been done about arresting and prosecuting the perpetrators. We need justice in this country.

RIP

How far with the case?
Many believed the killers were as usual!

And are all this memorials needed?

And wetin concern you with whom they voted? Vote yours make others vote!

Must everyone be like you?

Mob-like agbero!

Adams098765:
Same government, same things are likely to repeat itself, it's not a prediction 🙄 it's a spoiler.😏

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nairaland has become a playground for kindergarten children (like dis OP above) this days. It is loosing its decipline lik b4

Na wa o... Memorial park. What an oyibo thing to do... Hope say the family of the victims are getting the they need to beat this loss

And some of their family alive still voted for APC again. SMH! May the souls of the dead RIP.

padi94:
Na wa o... Memorial park. What an oyibo thing to do... Hope say the family of the victims are getting the they need to beat this loss

Opportunity to steal more money. Isn't it here we read farmers complaining that herdsmen still disturb them. Instead of beefing up security you're building memorial. The memorial in Benue did it stop more from dying

ozoono:
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nairaland has become a playground for kindergarten children (like dis OP above) this days. It is loosing its decipline lik b4

The choice of words is strong but he spoke facts. Same will happen again unless security is beefed up.

Wait,make Tinubu climb the unholy seat, they will massacre again

OneCandleAway:


Opportunity to steal more money. Isn't it here we read farmers complaining that herdsmen still disturb them. Instead of beefing up security you're building memorial. The memorial in Benue did it stop more from dying

Don't ind these people, ost of them are clueless about governance... They just jump on the first thing that comes to their head.

OneCandleAway:


The choice of words is strong but he spoke facts. Same will happen again unless security is beefed up.

Good now u nailed it. With wat he said it look like he is happy if the tin happens again, infact he is 100% sure it wud happen even if tins are put inplace by the government

Has Akeredolu told ondo state people the outcome of police investigation Concerning those that were arrested in connection of the massacre? No

Did those guys arrested confess who sent them to police or Akeredolu up till now ondo people dont know.

Mr Akeredolu Ondo state deserve to know who sent those that were arrested by police in connection with the massacre if you want ondo state people to vote for your Apc candidate.

Adams098765:

And if it's the fact I speak, it will locate and consume you first.
How about that?🤫

Bro you shouldn't be exchanging words with a fool. The stupid governor didn't do anything to the culprits and he thinks same wouldn't happen again.

We are jokers in this country.

RighChannel:
And they still vote for APC Muslim-Muslim ticket

No be Christian -christian them be too?

Na you get the phobia.

Many states have Christian governors and deputy governors.

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Totilopussylick:
May your wishes locate you from your hideout

Truth hurts! This incident happened when number two citizen is a senior pastor what will happen when both are Muslim? Especially when the present president elect is weak/old and will be in charge of economy while a known terrorist will be in charge of arm forces. A man that hid Kabiru Sokoto a terrorist responsible for the bombing of St Francis Catholic Church Madala on 25th December 2011, a man that banned Christian Religious Education in 2016 as a state governor of Boronu, what will be the fate of Christians especially Catholics (all the major attacks by these fundamentalists are targeted at the Catholic Church) under his watch?

Every Nigerian should keep all the atrocities APC and the Fulani herdsmen committed in the last 7 years plus,it will enable everyone to see more reasons to rise against the evil that they are trying to continue for the next 8 years

RighChannel:
And they still vote for APC Muslim-Muslim ticket

Yoruba people no wise naw, na Las las them go understand

Some idiots on nairaland were justifying this murder 🤳,saying it's Igbo people that was killed