An urgent debate was held by the UK House of Commons on Monday, less than 24 hours after St Xavier Feancis Catholic Church in the ancient city of Owo in Ondo State was invaded by gunmen.
The gunmen had exploded dynamites in and around the premises of the church and reportedly shot and killed scores of worshippers in cold blood.
The mission of the fleeing gunmen was to maim and kill. Reports said that they did not come to kidnap the priest.
The police have launched into a massive manhunt for the perpetrators of the heinous act.
The UK Parliament, sitting many kilometres away, considered the bloody attack a matter of urgent international importance as to table it on Monday, less than twenty-four hours after it happened, whereas the Nigerian Legislature has yet to treat the incident as important as to hold an emergency plenary to pass far-reaching resolutions among other issues.
Meanwhile, Britons were called upon to ensure that their MPs take part in the debate on Owo Massacre.
“If your MP is not listed below, then they did not take part in the urgent debate in the UK House of Commons on Monday about rising insecurity in Nigeria and the latest killings of children and other worshippers on Pentecost Sunday in Owo, Ondo state.
Fiona Bruce – Congleton
Bambos Charalambous – Enfield, Southgate
Julian Lewis – New Forest East
Brendan O’Hara – Argyll and Bute
Sarah Owen – Luton North
John Cryer – Leyton and Wanstead
Layla Moran – Oxford West and Abingdon
Mike Kane — Wythenshawe and Sale East
Florence Eshalomi – Vauxhall
Jim Shannon – Strangford
Helen Hayes – Dulwich and West Norwood
Tan Dhesi – Slough
Marie Rimmer – St Helens South and Whitson
Chris Matheson – City of Chester
Kim Johnson – Liverpool, Riverside
“Why didn’t your MP participate? Click below to write to them and get them engaging on your behalf NOW…
“The UK has a Defence Partnership with Nigeria to help address these issues.
“You can help prevent more lives from being needlessly lost on a daily basis.
“Let us make sure we’re holding our politicians (the ones we have access to) to account on this promise to provide a safe and secure country for all Nigerians to be safe and to thrive.
“Don’t delay – write to your MP now.
“We have made it easy at:
Above advisory was not signed and dated.
But it remains consequential to the process of internationalising the Owo Massacre in the context of fight against global terrorism.
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The problems we are facing on this attack in southern Nigeria asr unbearable.according information we’ve been receiving,they want to take over the whole Nigeria before 2023 election.that the Nigerian lands belongs to osm..fodio.And that name is their father.now they are in every Forest in s/west.farmers cannot even go to the farm for their daily survival.there is scarcity of,and we are panic to go and worship in church