Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has directed that all flags in the State should fly at half -mast for seven days.
The directive which is in honour of victims of the Owo terror attack on Sunday takes effect from Monday June 6- Sunday June 12, 2022.
Governor Akeredolu said the attack on innocent worshipers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo was a deliberate and calculated assault on the people of the state.
The Governor said:”Those who unleashed this unprovoked terror attack on our people have tested our collective resolves. We will not be deterred in responding appropriately to this dastardly act.
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“In honour of the victims of this unfortunate attack, i hereby direct that all flags be flown at half-mast for seven days, starting from today, Monday, June 6, to Sunday, June 12, 2022.
It is a collective loss to the people of our dear state.”
