The reverberation of the gavel that fell in the Abuja Federal High Court on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, carried far beyond the courtroom walls.
It signalled not merely the conclusion of a harrowing criminal trial but a profound moral reckoning for a nation fatigued by grief and insecurity.
On that day, four men were sentenced to death for their roles in the St. Francis Catholic Church massacre in Owo, a fragile triumph for the rule of law.
Yet, as Ayodeji Adedipe (SAN), lead counsel to the DSS, revealed following the judgment, this was no mere local skirmish. Investigations confirmed that these men were foot soldiers of Al-Shabaab, an affiliate of international terror networks.
The South-West is no longer merely confronting banditry; it has become a theatre of operations for global terror franchises.
Four years have passed since that crimson Sunday, June 5, 2022, when the sanctuary of St. Francis was
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