Following Monday’s attack on major Police facilities in Owerri, Imo State, Garba Shehu, the official spokesperson of President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that the Nigerian leader has directed security forces to “fully mobilise and go after the terrorists, apprehend them and get them punished under the full weight of the law”.
The Imo State Police Command Headquarters and Correctional Centre were attacked and over 2,000 inmates were reportedly freed.
Although the Inspector General of Police (IGP) fingered the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB’s) Eastern Security Network (ESN) as the attackers, the proscribed group denied responsibility.
In a statement on Monday evening, which was sighted by Afriupdate News, Shehu said Buhari – who is currently away from Nigeria – vowed his government “will use every available tool at its disposal to confront and terminate this bare-faced anarchy”.
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Read the Presidency’s statement in full below:
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the deadly insurgent attack that took place on the Police Command Headquarters and the Correctional Facility in Owerri, Imo State, on Monday, calling it an act of terrorism.
In his reaction to the incident early on Monday, President Buhari praised the initial response by security guards and security forces for preventing greater loss of life and the destruction of public property.
The President directed security and intelligence agencies in the state and the geo-political zone to fully mobilize and go after the terrorists, apprehend them and get them punished under the full weight of the law.
He also called for the best efforts to be made to rearrest fleeing prison detainees, many of whom are believed to be deadly criminals.
President Buhari then appealed to members of the public to assist the law enforcement agencies with any relevant information that could lead to the apprehension of these criminals who perpetrated this despicable act.
He also urged members of the public to be vigilant as all of us have a stake in preserving our way of life from disruption by terrorists and anarchists while the Federal Government will use every available tool at its disposal to confront and terminate this bare-faced anarchy.
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