Nigeria arrests suspects in Catholic church massacre -local TV

FILE PHOTO: Coffins are pictured during a memorial service for victims killed during an attack by gunmen during a Sunday mass service at St. Francis Catholic Church, in Owo, Ondo, Nigeria June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria has arrested suspects in an Islamist militant attack in a Catholic church that killed 40 people two months ago, Chief of Defence Staff General Leo Irabor told local media on Tuesday.

Irabor said the attackers were arrested during joint operations involving the armed forces, the Department of Security Services and police, privately owned Channels TV reported.