President Bola Tinubu has promised that individuals who have made it a practice to unnecessarily attack the officers and soldiers of Nigeria’s armed forces will face harsh consequences from the federal government.

In response to the five soldiers that were slain in Aba, Abia State, on Saturday night, when the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, were purportedly honouring the organisation, he made this statement in Abuja.

In a statement he wrote himself, Tinubu told reporters that no one should ever have the guts to kill state officials, regardless of the cover.

He issued a warning, saying that violent non-state actors might be crushed by the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s government and armed forces, endangering our communities. President Bola Tinubu has promised that individuals who have made it a practice to unnecessarily attack the officers and soldiers of Nigeria’s armed forces will face harsh consequences from the federal government.

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In response to the five soldiers that were slain in Aba, Abia State, on Saturday night, when the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, were purportedly honouring the organisation, he made this statement in Abuja.

In a statement he wrote himself, Tinubu told reporters that no one should ever have the guts to kill state officials, regardless of the cover.

He issued a warning, saying that violent non-state actors might be crushed by the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s government and armed forces, endangering our communities.

Tinubu, in response to the most recent massacre in the South East, stated, “I have received yet another disheartening news of the killing of five soldiers by suspected militants of the proscribed terrorist organisation, IPOB,”

“The slain soldiers were on peacekeeping duty in Aba, Abia State, on Thursday when they were murdered, just two months after a similar tragic incident happened in Okuama in Delta state.

“These unwarranted barbaric and evil acts stand condemned and should never be condoned or tolerated in our country.

“Our soldiers and the police have the onerous duty to protect all of us from aggressors and non-state actors. Hundreds of them have paid the ultimate price in fulfilment of their duty, while some have experienced the indignity of being manhandled by the people they protect.

“They surely do not deserve the mindless attacks by unruly elements in our society.

“The federal government will come down heavily against those who have made it a habit to needlessly attack the officers and men of our armed forces.

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“On no account should anyone, under any guise, have the audacity to kill agents of state. I want to make it clear that the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the armed forces have the capacity to crush violent non-state actors, making our communities unsafe.

“I urge security agencies not only to fish out the masterminds and perpetrators of the Aba attack but also those calling on people to stay at home. Their action is nothing but a treasonable offence.

“The fact that the security forces are exercising necessary restraints should not be mistaken for weakness.

“We are working to build a peaceful and harmonious society, but nobody should be under any illusion that the government will not act appropriately when the lives of our officers and men are wantonly taken.

“While my condolences go to the families of the five slain soldiers, their colleagues and the leadership of our armed forces, I urge other men and women on peacekeeping duty not to be discouraged by the unfortunate incident in Aba.”

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