BEVERLY HILLS, April 05, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attacks on the Police Command Headquarters and the Correctional Facility in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Monday, calling them acts of terrorism.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President 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 re-arrest fleeing prison detainees, “many of whom are believed to be deadly criminals.”
Buhari appealed to members of the public to assist law enforcement agencies with “relevant information that could lead to the apprehension of criminals who perpetrated the attack.”
He also urged members of the public to be vigilant, noting that we all have a stake in preserving our way of life from disruption.
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