Ekiti State Governor, KAYODE FAYEMI, has described the claims linking the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) to the church attack in Owo as mere speculation.

He stressed that no evidence has confirmed that the terrorists were responsible for the attack which claimed many lives and left several others injured.

At least 40 people were killed and many injured when gunmen opened fire on worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The incident sparked widespread condemnation with various individuals and groups calling on the government to ensure the assailants were arrested and brought to justice.

In a statement, chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Ekiti state governor FAYEMI, said  governors, as the chief security officers of their states, are privy to all manners of intelligence but not all of them are actionable.