Okowa Condemns Edo Train Station Attack *Laments prevailing levels of insecurity in the country Omon-Julius Onabu in Asaba Delta State Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples
Delta State Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party , Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has decried last Saturday’s attack and kidnap of passengers by gunmen at a train sub-station in Igueben, Edo State, describing the incident as “sad and unfortunate”.
He charged security agencies to track down the criminals who invaded the train station end rescue the victims. He called on the Federal Government to stop toying with the lives of the citizens, and to do away with “its lethargic attitude and cosmetic approach” to fighting insecurity in the country. ”With the general election a few weeks away, this dastardly act is not just worrisome but condmenable; and, we urge security agencies to quickly track and apprehend the gunmen and rescue the victims.
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