Akeredolu supports Matawalle's claim of self-defense in the Owo massacre. Ondo state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo State, has criticized the federal government for asserting that the Islamic State West African Province was responsible for the slaughter of worshipers in the state's town of Owo. Akeredolu urged the people of his state to ward off attackers, supporting the governor of Zamfara State's appeal for inhabitants to arm themselves and protect themselves against terrorists. The governor claimed that the Nigeria Police Force cannot successfully secure the nation while criticizing the country's centralized police structure. On June 9, 2022, Rauf Aregbesola, the interior minister, revealed that ISWAP was responsible for the June 5 attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which left 40 people dead. Speaking on the current affairs program Politics Today on Channels Television on Monday, Akeredolu urged the peo...