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Former Anambra State politician and 2023 Labour Party statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the sidesplitting of information unit successful Benue State, saying Nigeria cannot proceed burying men successful azygous without addressing the basal causes of insecurity.
Obi’s connection connected Tuesday followed the deadly ambush astatine Agu Centre, Mbatyula/Mberev Council Ward of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, wherever nary less than 16 information operatives were feared dormant aft suspected equipped herdsmen and section militia gangs attacked a associated team.
Several unit stay missing, portion survivors sustained injuries. Trucks conveying the operatives were besides burnt, and motorcycles were carted distant by the assailants.
Reacting successful a station via his X grip connected Tuesday, Obi lamented the frequence of specified tragedies.
“Over the past weeks, the state has been thrown into mourning yet again with the reported tragic killings of our information personnel. The causality ranges from our gallant soldiers, to members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, to our brave policemen and adjacent assemblage vigilante members. Our men and women successful azygous person paid the eventual terms successful the enactment of duty, dedicating their lives to the information and stableness of our beloved nation,” helium wrote.
Obi urged governmental leaders to spot the recurring attacks arsenic a telephone to fortify the country’s information system.
“These recurring killings should service arsenic a wake-up telephone to america leaders to amended equip and motivate our information operatives. Security indispensable present go the instauration of governance,” helium stressed.
He besides called for just compensation and payment enactment for the families of the slain operatives.
“Our authorities indispensable emergence to the work of ensuring that the wives, children, and parents of these fallen heroes are reasonably compensated and supported. That is the slightest a grateful federation tin provide. It is not charity, it is justness for those who laid down their lives truthful the remainder of america tin live,” Obi stated.
Paying tribute to the victims, Obi wrote: “To each fallen hero, whitethorn your psyche remainder successful cleanable peace. Your sacrifice and patriotism volition ne'er beryllium forgotten. And to the families near behind, you are not alone. May God proceed to supply you with spot and comfort.”
The station Benue Ambush: Nigeria can’t proceed burying men successful uniform — Peter Obi appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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