'From now on, it'll be blood for blood,' says a Yoruba youth group, vowing to avenge the deaths of 'brothers and sisters massacred in Ondo Church.'
The group said in a statement that it was reviewing all accounts of attacks in the region dating back to 2011 and would take action soon.
The Yoruba Youth Army, a group in the South West, has vowed to avenge the deaths of people from the region, including those killed in the massacre at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, on Sunday.
While Mass was in session, the church was attacked by gunmen. The attack killed many congregants, including women and children.
Rev. Father Andrew Abayomi, one of the church's priests, explained that the gunmen fired into the church for about 25 minutes.
"We were about to wrap up service. I had even asked people to leave, which is how we began hearing gunshots from various angles.
"We took cover inside the church, but some people had already left when the attack occurred." For 20 minutes, we were locked inside the church. "When we heard they'd gone, we opened the church and rushed victims to the hospital," he'd said.
In a statement, the group said it was reviewing all accounts of attacks in the region dating back to 2011 and would take action soon.
"On behalf of all the children of Oduduwa and all who proclaim themselves as Yoruba worldwide, we The Yoruba Youth Army hereby declare as follows; from henceforth it will be a tooth for a tooth, blood for blood, because the Nigerian government has failed in its duty to protect her citizens, we the concerned citizens will take it upon ourselves, protect ourselves, and avenge the death of our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters."
"We are reviewing all reports of attacks dating back to 2011." ENOUGH OF THIS. THIS IS OUR FIRST ADVISORY!!!"
