Nigerian Judge Delays Trial over 2022 Church Massacre

Owo Church Massacre: Defendants have link with foreign terrorist groups, SSS tells court

SSS urged the court not to grant the defendants facing prosecution over the June 22 massacre at a church in Owo, Ondo State. The post Owo Church Massacre: Defendants have link with foreign terrorist groups, SSS tells court appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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Nigerian judge delays trial over 2022 church massacre

A Nigeria court postponed on Tuesday the beginning of a highly anticipated trial over the killing of dozens of Catholic worshippers in a church massacre that rocked the nation's usually safer southwest region and drew international condemnation.

2022 Owo church bombing: Court okays protection of witnesses

By JOY ADARA, Abuja- ‎Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court on Tuesday in Abuja ruled in The post 2022 Owo church bombing: Court okays protection of witnesses appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.

Court Begins Trial of Owo Church Attack Suspects

A Federal High Court in Akure, Ondo State, on August 18, 2025, commenced the trial of five suspects linked to the June 5, 2022, St. Francis Catholic Church attack in Owo, which killed 41 worshippers and injured 70. The defendants, facing terrorism and murder charges, allegedly orchestrated the assault, tied to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), using AK-47 rifles and explosives. The attack, one of Nigeria’s deadliest, devastated a c…