Following the recent developments in his home state, the governor of Delta state, Sheriff Oborevwori paid a visit to the president on Tuesday, March 19th. The governor expressed concerns over the blanket authority given to the military by the president to fish out the perpetrators of the crime, but he confirmed the military leaders have assured him of the safety of law-abiding citizens of the community.
After meeting the president, the governor disclosed the purpose of his visit, saying “I decided to come here to brief Mr. President of all the things we have been doing to maintain peace. Mr. President has assured me that he is in support of peace and we both condemn the killing of the officers and the soldiers because they were there on a peace mission,” he said after the meeting.
“What is happening now is something that we did not bargain for. But we want to assure everybody that there will be no more attacks on the villages.
“If there’s anyone that will that has happened in the past, there will be no attack. But we know that those who are culpable will be brought a book but innocent citizens will not be will not be attacked.”
The president on his part, condemned the “unprovoked” and “dreadful” killings and vowed to bring those responsible to justice. He had expressed his condolences in an earlier statement saying, “as the Commander-in-Chief, I join all well-meaning Nigerians and the men and women of our armed forces to mourn and express my profound grief over the needless death of our gallant soldiers,” Tinubu said.
“I extend my profound condolences to the families of these fallen soldiers, their colleagues, and their loved ones. The military high command is already responding to this incident. The cowardly offenders responsible for this heinous crime will not go unpunished.”
