Governors of the thirty-six states of the country, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, condemned the killing of the four military officers and 13 soldiers who were killed last Thursday at Okuama in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, News About Nigeria reports.
The governors, in a communiqué released today following their meeting last night, called for a proper investigation into the heinous crime so the perpetrators would be brought to book.
During their virtual meeting last night, the governors observed a minute silence in honour of the slain military personnel.
They also stressed the need for state policing as a critical amendment in the ongoing 1999 Constitutional Amendment proceedings in order to “correct a fundamental flaw in the national security architecture.”
The communique, which was signed at the end of the meeting by the NGF Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, Abdul Rahman Abdul Rasaq, partly reads, “We, members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), at our meeting held today, Wednesday 20th March 2024, deliberated on various issues of national importance. The Forum commiserated with the Governor of Delta State, H.E Sheriff Oborevwori, over the communal clash between Okuama in the Ughelli South Local Government Area and Okolaba in the Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, and which led to the death of many including sixteen (16) military personnel.
“While condemning the heinous act, members observed a minute of silence for the souls of the departed. The Forum highlighted the need for State policing as a critical amendment in the ongoing 1999 Constitutional Amendment proceedings to correct a fundamental flaw in the national security architecture.”
