Court Hangs Four Al-Shabaab Suspects for Owo Church Massacre

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four men to death by hanging for their roles in the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. Justice Emeka Nwite convicted Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza (25), Al Qasim Idris (20), Jamiu Abdulmalik (26) and Abdulhaleem Idris (25) on nine counts of terrorism. He found that each was a principal member of an Al-Shabaab cell that stormed the church during a Pentecost service. A fifth defendant, 47-year-old Momoh Otuho Abubakar, was discharged and acquitted after the court ruled there was insufficient evidence linking him to the attack. The massacre left over 40 worshippers dead and more than 100 injured.

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