{"id":66270,"date":"2022-06-07T16:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/owo-massacre-i-have-been-vindicated-i-warned-yoruba-nation-sunday-igboho"},"modified":"2022-06-07T17:20:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T16:20:30","slug":"owo-massacre-i-have-been-vindicated-i-warned-yoruba-nation-sunday-igboho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/owo-massacre-i-have-been-vindicated-i-warned-yoruba-nation-sunday-igboho","title":{"rendered":"Owo massacre: I have been vindicated, I warned Yoruba nation \u2013 Sunday Igboho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Yoruba Nation campaigner, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho has condemned the killing of innocent Christians at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that scores were left dead on Sunday after gunmen attacked the church.<\/p>\n<p>The gunmen were said to have thrown an improvised explosive device into the congregation before shooting at them.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting in a viral audio clip, The Nation reports that Igboho said he had been vindicated.<\/p>\n<p>He called on South-West leaders to support him and other courageous Yoruba sons and daughters to guard against the wicked acts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pray to God that we don\u2019t experience such again. I pray to God to comfort the families of the victims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy fathers and mothers, can you see that I have been vindicated? I was not in a battle with any Governor or Senator. But what I envisaged, you didn\u2019t see it. Now, can you all see?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany were saying I wanted to create a crisis and foment trouble, but can you all see it now? Well, the situation can still be redeemed. I want Yoruba people to be united before it is too late.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I offend anyone, I ask for pardon, please,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Yoruba Nation campaigner, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho has condemned the killing of innocent Christians at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. 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