Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has spoken about the latest attack on Owo seven weeks after terrorists attacked the St Francis Catholic Church in the town.
KEMI FILANI NEWS had reported that unknown gunmen attacked Owo on Wednesday evening, with many people said to have been injured.
The attack occurred at Folahami Junction, where a construction company called Craneburg Construction Company was located.
During his visit to the attacked construction company with other heads of security agencies, Akeredolu said that the attack was not aimed to maim and kill.
” There was shooting, but it was not anything near what we had during June 5 attack at St Francis. This was not aimed to maim and kill.
According to the governor, the attack was ” aimed at destroying some of their equipment and not to maim or kill anyone.
“I want to allay the fear of our people. Clearly, what happened here on Wednesday night was not an attempt to kidnap anybody because they went away with nobody. And we have in the premises over hundred people living there.
“Yes, there were sporadic gunshots at the wall but they never went inside to kill anybody. It is better for everybody to know.
“They didn’t go inside there to kill anybody. The only two people who had some gunshots were security men who they saw outside the premises.
“So, it is clear to us that their intention was to attack one or two equipment here, which they did. Their explosives affected the tyres and the windscreen of another vehicle.
“And we have close to 50 vehicles here. For us we are looking at it. We are not clear yet about their intention, but this is not one that should send unnecessary panic or fear into the minds of our people. This should not cause panic.
“For the contractors, Owo is a relatively safe place for them. So, they didn’t have armed people here. Maybe we will have to support them to have armed people here to protect all their equipments and vehicles.
“They have been here for over five years. They had the Ore bridge, they had other roads. So, they are doing so many things for us and they are doing well and we are ready to give them necessary protection.”
