Governor Chukwuma Soludo, has expresses deep condolences to the bereaved families and organisations, particularly the US Embassy, over the death of their staff and policemen who were attacked by gunmen along Atani-Osamala Road, Ogbaru Local Government Area on Tuesday, 16th May 2023 while they were on a mission in Anambra State.
A statement signed by his Press Secretary Christian Aburime strongly condemn the heinous and unprovoked attack and recalled that over the last one year, his administration has worked very hard with security forces to massively degrade criminality and restore law and order in the State, noting that Anambra is currently one of the safest states in Nigeria.
According to the statement, only two weeks ago, the dreaded and notorious criminal gang leader operating mostly in a neighboring state was gunned down with four of his team members when they made incursion into Anambra and huge deadly weapons were recovered while other criminals are largely on the run or feeling the heat of government zero tolerance to criminality.
It noted that the incident in a remote riverine community in Ogbaru local government is a reminder that patches of these criminal gangs can still unleash senseless and murderous acts and made it clear that whatever the identity or motive of the attackers, Anambra State government will actively work with the security agencies to smoke out the criminals and bring them to justice.
The statement called on anyone with information on the identity or whereabouts of the criminals to offer same to the secured security phone numbers or to any of the security agencies and such informant will be handsomely rewarded. Investigations are underway assuring residents and visitors of government continued commitment to law and order which has been further embolden by the incident.
It explained that from reports by the various security agencies in the state that the visiting team made their own security arrangements and totally bypassed the existing security architecture in the state and the state government was not aware of the “humanitarian mission” of the visiting team, noting that
in a place like parts of Ogbaru where security forces have been fighting the criminals and oil bunkerers, the sight of few policemen can indeed attract vengeance from the criminal gangs, adding that correcting such lapses and ensuring better coordination will help prevent such avoidable incidents in the future.
The statement reassured the United States Embassy in Nigeria of unwavering commitment to the safety and security of its officials in the State.
Comments are closed for this post.