Seventeen military officers were gruesomely murdered in the Ughelli South Local Government Area (LGA) community last week.
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State during a briefing after visiting President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State says the culprits in the killing of soldiers and officers in the state will be fished out but assured residents of the Okuama community in the state of their safety.in the wake of the attack and fears of reprisals are high, Oborevwori says military authorities have assured him of the safety of residents of the community.
“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 governor’s comment came hours after he visited the community in the wake of the incident. Oborevwori says the area has been deserted.Soldiers’ Death: No Reprisal Attack, Army Assures Delta Community
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