President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned Monday’s deadly attack on the Police Command and Correctional facility in Owerri, IMO state, describing it as an act of terrorism.
As contained in a statement issued by his Spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari further 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”.
While praising the initial response by the security agencies to prevent greater loss of life and the destruction of public property, Buhari 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,” the statement added.
