President Bola Tinubu has directed security personal to fish out the masterminds and perpetrators of the Aba attack that led to the killing of five soldiers, the president also said those calling on people to stay at home should not be spared, calling their actions treasonable offence.
The president in a statement Described the incident as disheartening adding that the unwarranted barbaric and evil acts stand condemned and should never be condoned and tolerated in the country.
“Our soldiers and the police have the onerous duty to protect all of us from aggressors and non state actors. Hundreds of them have paid the ultimate price in fulfilment of their duty, while some have experienced the indignity of being manhandled by the people they protect.”
President Tinubu said his administration will come down heavily against those who have made it a habit to needlessly attack the officers and men of the armed forces, stating that On no account should anyone, under any guise, have the audacity to kill agents of state.
“I want to make it clear that the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the armed forces have the capacity to crush violent non-state actors, making our communities unsafe.”
He said the fact that the security forces are exercising necessary restraints should not be mistaken for weakness.
“We are working to build a peaceful and harmonious society, but nobody should be under any illusion that the government will not act appropriately when the lives of our officers and men are wantonly taken.”
The slain soldiers were on peacekeeping duty in Aba, Abia State on Thursday when they were murdered, by suspected militants of the proscribed terrorist organization, IPOB, two months after a similar tragic incident happened in Okuama in Delta state.
The president has urged the men and women on peacekeeping duty not to be discouraged by the unfortunate incident in Aba.
Editor : Ena Agbanoma
