President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration will come hard on the perpetrators of the heinous killing of five soldiers at a military checkpoint at Obikabia Junction in Obingwa local council of Abia state.
The Source reports that gunmen, on Thursday, May 30, while enforcing a sit-at -home order imposed on the southeast region by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, to mark the death of Igbos during the Nigerian civil war, mowed down the soldiers, and razed their operational vehicles.
The President while reacting to the sad incident on his official site on Saturday, June1, 2024 , charged security agencies to fish out and punish those behind the unfortunate attack on the soldiers.
He warned that the Federal Government will respond strongly to the activities of those who have formed the habit of attacking members of the Armed Forces of the country on lawful duties.
President Tinubu who, also, described as treason, the sit-at-home order being imposed on the people, said the killings of the soldiers, while on lawful duties, is unwarranted, evil and totally condemnable and should not be tolerated.
“The slain Soldiers were on peacekeeping duty in Aba, Abia state on Thursday May, 30, when they were murdered, just two months after a similar tragic incident happened in Okuama ,Delta state.
“These unwarranted, barbaric and evil acts are condemnable and should never be condoned or tolerated in our country.
“Our Soldiers and Police have the onerous duty to protect all of us from aggressors and criminal 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 .
“They do not deserve the mindless attacks by unruly elements in our society .
“The Federal Government will come down heavily on those who have made it a habit to needlessly attack the officers and men of our armed forces.
“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 .
“The fact that security forces are exercising restraints when attacked should not be mistaken for weakness” President Tinubu warned.
The President, while condoling with the families of the fallen soldiers, further warned that nobody should be under the illusion that Government will not act appropriately when security operatives are mindless killed.
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