The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has condemned the brutal massacre of 17 military personnel killed last Thursday in the Okuama and Okoloba communities in Ughelli South and Bomadi Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Delta State, even as it seeks maximization of skills of security operatives to prevent casualties on duty.
The organisation which expressed its view in a press statement on Tuesday signed by Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia; its National Publicity Secretary also noted that on August 14, 2023, less than one year, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced that 36 officers were killed in Niger State in an ambush of troops by bandits.
“There are other instances that casualties have been recorded by Nigerian security personnel in an effort to carry out their legitimate duties of protecting lives and properties.
“The incidents of incessant deadly attacks by the civilians on the military, which is the last line of defence, is a very worrisome paradox,” Ohanaeze stated.
“The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Chief Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu (Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo) has described as barbaric the gruesome killings of innocent, faithful and gallant soldiers who were on call to duty.
Iwuanyanwu also commended President Bola Ahmed for his prompt reaction to the unfortunate incident and urged the Presidency to leave no stone unturned to fish out the savage culprits, adding that it will serve as a deterrent to many others.
While commiserating with the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army and the bereaved families of the fallen heroes, the Igbo leader advised the Nigerian Army and indeed Nigerian security operatives to maximize their skills to minimize or out rightly avoid casualties of the security operatives on duty.
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