The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has condemned in strong terms, the gruesome killing of over 50 innocent Nigerians worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State on Sunday by suspected terrorists.
In a statement on Monday June 6, 2022 by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, the Caucus expressed deep pain over the continued massacre of innocent Nigerians by terrorists, attributing the sad development to the lack of capacity by the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration to confront terrorism and secure the country.
”This attack is yet another sad commentary on the abysmal failure of the Buhari-led APC administration to decisively confront terrorists in their apparently organized attacks on our nation; a situation that has emboldened these outlaws to continue to ravage our nation and murder our citizens with reckless abandon,” the Caucus lamented.
While urging President Muhammadu Buhari to end his administration’s sluggish and inactive approach to security, the Minority Caucus called on him to review his administration’s strategies and adopt more proactive measures towards tackling terrorism and curb the worsening insecurity in Nigeria.
“President Buhari must also take firm steps to secure the release of Nigerians languishing in abductor’s dens, including kidnapped students of various institutions and victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train terrorist attack.
“Our caucus stands with the Government and people of Ondo State at this moment of grief. We deeply commiserate with the families of the victims of the attack as we call on the security forces to ensure that the perpetrators do not get away with this gruesome crime against our citizens, the Minority Caucus stated in the Statement.
