According to Premium Times, the Okuama coastal community witnessed a tragic event when it was set ablaze following the murder of 16 soldiers. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, after the soldiers, who were on a peacekeeping mission, were killed last Thursday.
Alhaji Waziri Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president and PDP candidate in the 2023 presidential election, expressed his dismay over the incident. Taking to his official social media X handle on Sunday, Atiku Abubakar voiced his condemnation of the soldiers’ brutal murder. He called for the military to exercise restraint in their response and emphasized the importance of apprehending and prosecuting those responsible for the heinous act.
In his own words, Atiku Abubakar stated: “The brutal killing of over a dozen Nigerian soldiers in Okuama in the Ughelli South Local Government Area and Okolaba in the Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State stands condemned. There can never be a justification for a premeditated killing of soldiers on a legitimate assignment. I urge restraints by the military authorities in its response. I would recommend that the culprits be arrested and prosecuted.”
