Soludo swears to act for the killing of soldiers in Anambra
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has condemned the killing of five soldiers in Umunze, a community in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how gunmen on Wednesday opened fire on soldiers in their Sienna patrol vehicle, killing five in the attack.
An as yet unidentified resident, believed to have been hit by stray bullets, was also killed in the attack.
Mr. Soludo called the attack "evil and cruel".
“The perpetrators of this act must pay. Going forward, our actions will show this, because these people must surely pay for this heinous and repugnant attack,” the governor said in a press release issued by his doorstep on Wednesday. -word, Christian Aburimé.
The attack came less than three weeks after gunmen ambushed the convoy of a Nigerian senator, killing around five people, including two police officers.
The senator's convoy was attacked in Enugwu-Ukwu, a community in Njikoka Local Government Area in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria.
Mr. Soludo vowed that those responsible for the attack on the senator would be found as soon as possible.
“We are not going to rest on our oars, including those who attacked Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and the others. There will be absolutely no hiding places for them,” he said.
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The governor urged residents of the state to remain calm and law-abiding, saying security agencies were “above the situation.”
Attacks by gunmen have recently increased in the southeast.
Attacks often target security agencies and government facilities.
The Nigerian government has blamed the banned Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) for the attacks in the region. But the separatist group has repeatedly denied any involvement in the attacks.
IPOB is leading an agitation for an independent state of Biafra which it wants to be separated from the southeast and parts of south-south Nigeria.
The leader of the separatist group, Nnamdi Kanu, is being held in Abuja where he faces terrorism charges.
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Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has condemned the killing of five soldiers in Umunze, a community in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how gunmen on Wednesday opened fire on soldiers in their Sienna patrol vehicle, killing five in the attack.
An as yet unidentified resident, believed to have been hit by stray bullets, was also killed in the attack.
Mr. Soludo called the attack "evil and cruel".
“The perpetrators of this act must pay. Going forward, our actions will show this, because these people must surely pay for this heinous and repugnant attack,” the governor said in a press release issued by his doorstep on Wednesday. -word, Christian Aburimé.
The attack came less than three weeks after gunmen ambushed the convoy of a Nigerian senator, killing around five people, including two police officers.
The senator's convoy was attacked in Enugwu-Ukwu, a community in Njikoka Local Government Area in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria.
Mr. Soludo vowed that those responsible for the attack on the senator would be found as soon as possible.
“We are not going to rest on our oars, including those who attacked Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and the others. There will be absolutely no hiding places for them,” he said.
p>
The governor urged residents of the state to remain calm and law-abiding, saying security agencies were “above the situation.”
Attacks by gunmen have recently increased in the southeast.
Attacks often target security agencies and government facilities.
The Nigerian government has blamed the banned Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) for the attacks in the region. But the separatist group has repeatedly denied any involvement in the attacks.
IPOB is leading an agitation for an independent state of Biafra which it wants to be separated from the southeast and parts of south-south Nigeria.
The leader of the separatist group, Nnamdi Kanu, is being held in Abuja where he faces terrorism charges.
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