By Cross Udo
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday directed the military authorities and other security agencies to apprehend and bring to justice the suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who were allegedly behind the beheading of two soldiers in Imo state.
President Buhari on behalf of the government and the entire nation, also 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”, IPOB, on Saturday as confirmed by the Nigerian Army.
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The President in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said the corpses were inhumanely treated and gleefully posted on social media platforms.
According to the statement, “The President joins fellow citizens in expressing deep sense of shock and condemns 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.
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“President Buhari calls 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.”
The statement further said that “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.”
