Presidential candidate on the platform of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has extended condolences to the family of the victims of the attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, which left scored dead.

Obi, in his reaction on Sunday via his verified twitter handle, noted that the incident further demonstrated that Nigeria is fast becoming a failed state.

He said: “What happened in Owo today again adds to my position that our country is fast becoming a failed state. All must now join hands in saving our country from this existential situation we find ourselves in today.

“I sympathise with the victims’ families, the Catholic Diocese of Ondo, the people and the Government of Ondo State,” he mourned.

Meanwhile, the former governor of Anambra State has demanded for justice for the slain worshipers in the dastardly attack.

He said, “I urge the Federal Government and Ondo State Government to do whatever is possible to ensure that perpetrators of the dastardly act are brought to book.”

According to reports, the Mass had just ended when the gunmen unleashed terror on the church, shooting sporadically.

Eye witness account said the gunmen, numbering about 10, had come in through the front and side doors. “They did not kidnap anyone. They just came to kill and after that they escaped.”

The eyewitnesses observed that the gunmen used dynamites to blow the altar of the church while the service was going on.

Eyewitnesses said, “Parts of the altar POP caved in as the gunmen shot many worshipers.

“Blood stains were on the floor of the church as corpses were moved to the Federal Medical Centre and St Louis Catholic Hospital, Owo.”

Meanwhile, many people, who were reported injured in the incident, have also been rushed to the hospital for treatment.