President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, expressed profound sorrow and shock at the callous murder of two Nigerian soldiers by criminals suspected to be members of the indIgenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
The Nigerian Army had, last Saturday, announced that Master Warrant Officer Audu Linus and his partner, Private Gloria Mathew, who were beheaded after being shot by the criminals, and their gory remains displayed on some social media platforms.
A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said Buhari, on behalf of the government and the entire nation, expressed deep condolences to the Nigerian Army and the families of Master Warrant Officer Audu Linus and his partner, Private Gloria Mathew, who were beheaded after being shot by the terrorist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Saturday as confirmed by the Nigerian Army.
The corpses, the statement noted, were inhumanely treated and gleefully posted on social media platforms.
The President, Shehu further stated, joined fellow citizens in expressing deep sense of shock and condemned the barbarism of the perpetrators of this unfortunate incident, and similar acts of violence against law enforcement agents, describing it as alien to all cultures and civilizations.
President Buhari , the statement continued, called on all leaders – community, regional and national – to “speak with one voice, to show that the entire country is one against this cruel and barbaric act of violence. This is unacceptable.”
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of this sad and tragic incident,” said the President.
Meanwhile, the President has directed the military authorities and other security agencies to do their utmost in apprehending the perpetrators of these barbaric acts and bring them to justice.
