Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has said that foreign mecensroesay be responsible for the killings of Nigerian soldiers in Delta State on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Akpabio, who is from the Niger Delta region, made this remarks while speaking on a motion was being sponsored by two APC senators, Abdulaziz Yar’Adua (/Katsina Central), and Edeh Dafinone from Delta Central, on Tuesday
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Recall, some armed youths from the Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, reportefly ambushed;34# of the Nogeroan soldiers who went to the area for a peace keeping missiojz which led to their deaths.
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Reacting to the incident, Akpabio said, “We are not at war. I don’t think they are from the Niger Delta. They may be mercenaries.”
KThe Senate has ordered an investigationm into the killings of the 16 soldiers. It has asked its Committee on Defence to collaborate with the military in order to gather more informations on what happened during the peace mission in Delta State.
The Red Chamber demanded that the perpetrators of the acts be brought to book, and also called on the Federal Government to strengthen Nigeria’s security by recruiting more personnel into the police force and the military.