Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested the sixth person involved in the 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in which over 40 worshippers were killed and scores injured. They had arrested five suspects: Idris Omeiza (25), Al Qasim Idris (20), Jamiu Abdulmalik (26), Abdulhaleem Idris (25), and Momoh Abubakar (47).
A security source today disclosed that DSS operatives, who had been on his trail for years, arrested the suspect, identified as Sani Yusuf, in Iguosa community along Powerline in Ovia North Local Government Area of Edo State.
According to the source, Yusuf, described as a high-profile commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province, had temporarily relocated to Kano after the Owo church attack before moving to the Edo community.
