Days after the killing of not less than 16 troopers and officers of the Nigerian Military within the Okuoma group of Delta, the state Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday visited President Bola Tinubu on the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
Oborevwori advised State Home correspondents after the assembly that the scenario is underneath management, assuring Nigerians that there shall be no additional assaults.
Nevertheless, he declined to verify the army's alleged retaliatory measures and the variety of casualties, saying he feels compelled to talk on such points as they’re an unfolding safety challenge.
Oborevwori stated he met safety chiefs in Bomadi on Monday however has not but met members of the group concerned as they’re presently dispersed and at massive.
A minimum of sixteen Nigerian troopers have been killed throughout a peacekeeping mission to defuse clashes between Okuama and Okoloba communities in Ughelli South Native Authorities Space of Delta State.
A commanding officer, two majors, a captain, twelve troopers and a civilian have been killed within the ambush on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Channels Tv reported late on Saturday that 15 our bodies of the troopers had been recovered by troopers of the Joint Process Drive underneath the supervision of Common Officer Commanding 6 Division, Nigerian Military, Main Common Jamal Abdussalam.
Reacting to the event, Tinubu in a press release he signed on Sunday vowed retaliation, saying: “The cowardly offenders chargeable for this heinous crime is not going to go unpunished.”
The response was titled “Assertion on the killing of Nigerian troopers throughout a peacekeeping mission to Okuoma group in Delta State.”
Noting that the Army Excessive Command is already responding to the incident, Tinubu gave new marching orders for the manhunt and prosecution of the perpetrators, saying: “The Protection Headquarters and the Chief of Protection Employees have been given full authority to carry to justice anybody discovered . to have been chargeable for this unconscionable crime in opposition to the Nigerian folks.”
Particulars coming quickly…
