Former Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos State and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) this afternoon visited Owo town in Ondo State to condole families of Sunday gunmen attack and he doled out a donation of N75 million naira.
Another Aspirants, Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi; Senator Ibikunle Amosun and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo also on Monday suspended planned political activities in Abuja ahead of the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress to visit Owo Local Government in Ondo State, where a church massacre occurred.
It was learnt while Amosun, Fayemi and Tinubu were already in Owo, Osinbajo had already arrived in Ondo State but had not yet reached Owo as of the time of filing this report.
The attack on the church in Owo, the hometown of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, came barely a week after the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Kanu-Uche, was kidnapped in Abia State by gunmen, who the priest later identified as Fulani youths.
Raye24reporters had reported that the gunmen, who attacked the Catholic Church, arrived at the premises, which is less than 200 metres from the palace of the Olowo of Owo, at 12 pm when the Sunday mass was being rounded off.
Amosun and Tinubu were at the palace of the Olowo of Owo, Ajibade Ogunoye III, for a condolence visit as of the time this report was filed.
Tinubu, in the company of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, paid a visit to the scene and commiserated with the families of the deceased.
He gave N50 million to the victims and N25 million to the Catholic Church.
The deadly attack claimed over 50 lives including women and children. Governor Akeredolu, who shed tears on visiting the scene of the incident swore to capture the culprits.