Qualla: Owo Church Attack https://qualla.com/owo-church-attack en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:29 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Owo Church Attack https://qualla.com/owo-church-attack Owo Church Attack: Introduction https://qualla.com/owo-church-attack/ It was Pentecost Sunday, June 5, 2022 -- a day when Catholics celebrate the arrival of the Holy Spirit. At St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, a quiet city in southwestern Nigeria's Ondo State, families gathered for the morning service. Children sat beside their parents. The priest led the liturgy. Then the gunfire started. Armed men attacked from both inside and outside the building, trapping worshippers in a crossfire that would claim at least 40 lives and wound more than 60 others. At least five of the dead were children.

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/1/7/b/owo-church-attack-wp/s17b-owo-church-attack-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Owo Church Attack: A City of Faith Under Siege https://qualla.com/owo-church-attack/ Owo is an ancient Yoruba city with a long history as a center of art and culture. Its people are known for their strong community bonds and deep religious devotion. The attack at St. Francis Xavier Church shattered a sense of safety that had long defined daily life here. Survivor...

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/1/7/b/owo-church-attack-wp/s17b-owo-church-attack-a-city-of-faith-under-siege.mp3 0:06 2 full Owo Church Attack: The Reckoning https://qualla.com/owo-church-attack/ Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State cancelled his trip to Abuja and rushed to the scene, calling the massacre "vile and satanic" and declaring it a "Black Sunday in Owo." The attack provoked widespread shock across Nigeria. Criticism fell heavily on President Muhammadu Buhari...

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/1/7/b/owo-church-attack-wp/s17b-owo-church-attack-the-reckoning.mp3 0:06 3 full Owo Church Attack: Grief and Resolve https://qualla.com/owo-church-attack/ A state funeral for the victims was held on June 17. At the funeral mass, Governor Akeredolu promised to improve security across Ondo State and admitted he bore responsibility for the failure to protect his people. Bishop Jude Arogundade of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ondo spok...

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/1/7/b/owo-church-attack-wp/s17b-owo-church-attack-grief-and-resolve.mp3 0:06 4 full Owo Church Attack: A Long Wait for Justice https://qualla.com/owo-church-attack/ The pursuit of accountability moved in stages. By late June 2022, the Amotekun Corps announced the arrest of several suspects, seizing weapons and vehicles connected to the attack. In August, the Nigerian military apprehended six more suspects, including an ISWAP leader alleged t...

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