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Another tragedy in Ondo as gunmen kill six
Three days after a terror attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state, which claimed about 40 lives, gunmen, on Wednesday, shot dead at least six persons in the Sabo area of Ondo town.
It was gathered that the gunmen were on motorcycles when they carried out the attack.
Another source said the gunmen also robbed some residents of the area before they left the scene.
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The Public Relations Officer of the Ondo state Police Command, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident, but stated that it was a robbery case.
She assured that men of the command were already on the trail of the perpetrators.
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