The Ondo State Government has demolished the cenotaph built to honour victims of the 2022 Owo church massacre, where over 40 worshippers lost their lives in a brutal attack during Sunday Mass at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.
The memorial park, was constructed opposite the Olowo of Owo’s palace by the late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
The government says the demolition followed complaints from the Olowo’s palace, which viewed the cenotaph’s proximity as a violation of Yoruba cultural tradition—a place of mourning built too close to the seat of royal power.
A viral video captured a bulldozer demolishing the structure that bore the names of those killed
The Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s administration has however, pledged to build a new memorial elsewhere.
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