By Abimbola Ogunnaike
Service chiefs, on Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 appeared before the Senate Joint Committee comprising Army, Navy, Defence and Air force committees over the investigation of the killing of 17 soldiers in Delta State community.
Recall that 17 military personnel comprising a lieutenant colonel, two majors, one captain, and 12 soldiers were killed Thursday, 14 March, 2024, while on a “peacekeeping mission” in Okuoma community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state.
Given the sensitivity of the matter, the Chairman of the joint committee, Ahmed Lawan, disclosed that the investigative hearing will be held behind closed doors.
Following the sad development, Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, met with President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, 19 March, 2024 over the matter.
While the government has condemned the incident promising that perpetrators would face the wrath of the law, the visit of the Governor to the Presidential Villa may have been spurred by the incident.
Briefing State House correspondents after meeting behind closed-doors with the President, the Governor said that the situation is under control, assuring that there will be no further attacks.
The Governor declined to confirm the report of reprisal attacks allegedly carried out by the military and the number of casualties, saying that there are certain things he cannot say in the public.
He said that he met with the security heads in Bomadi on Monday but has been unable to meet with the community involved because the place of the incident is completely deserted.
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