A gang of gunmen killed one commanding officer, two majors, one captain, and 12 soldiers who were reportedly on a rescue mission in Okuama in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta on Thursday, March 14.
The upsetting attack has raised fears of the military’s possible reprisal attack against the community for the actions of a few. To counter reports that soldiers already occupied the community and even razed down some buildings, the Army released a statement on Monday accusing the community of propaganda.
“Regrettably, the community complicit in this dastardly act has resorted to media propaganda and shenanigans, rather than engage in a positive effort to fish out the perpetrators of this heinous crime. This again is a clear indication that the murder of the troops was a communally orchestrated attack against legitimate forces,” the Army’s spokesperson, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, said.
