President Bola Tinubu don give di Defence Headquarters and Chief of Defence Staff full authority to bring to justice pipo wey dey responsible for di tragic killing of officers and sojas for Delta state.
Di Nigerian leader for statement say those wey commit di crime no go, go unpunished.
Di incident happun on Thursday, 14 March wen some community youths ambush sojas wey bin dey respond to one crisis between Okhuama and Okoloba communities for Delta state.
“Di military high command don already dey respond to dis incident. Di cowardly offenders wey dey responsible for dis heinous crimes go dey punished.” President Tinubu tok.
One Commanding Officer, two Majors, one Captain, 12 sojas and one civilian die for di attack.
Di Delta state govnor Sheriff Oborevwori don react to di killing of officers and sojas wey dey attached to 63 Brigade for Okuama community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of di state.
Govnor Oborevwori condemn di killings and promise to take all measures necessary to fish out all those wey dey behind di attack and ensure say dem face full wrath of di law.
E also tok sorry to di military and di families of officers and sojas wey die for di attack.
Chief of Defence Staff Christopher order investigation into di death of di troops
On Saturday, di Nigerian military bin confam di tragic killing of four of dia senior officers plus 12 sojas for Delta state.
For one statement wey di Nigeria Defence release on X (former Twitter), di troops bin meet dia untimely death as dem respond to one distress call afta di communal crisis between Okuama and Okoloba communities for di state.
According to di statement wey di Acting Director, Defence Information, Tukur Gusau issue, e say some community youths surround and kill di military personnel wey bin dey on peace mission go Okuoma community for Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta state.
Di sojas wey die for di attack include di team commanding officer, two majors, one captain and 12 sojas.
Meanwhile, di Chief of Defence Staff Christopher Musa don order immediate investigation into di tragic incident.
E also order for di arrest of everyone wey get hand for di terrible crime wey happun on Thursday, 14 March.
Di military say dem don arrest some pipo and steps dey in place to expose di motive behind di attack.
Reactions trail di killing of military personnel for Delta state
Di senator wey dey represent Delta North for di National Assembly, Ned Nwoko don give assurance say those wey dey responsible for di death of di sixteen sojas go dey identified and brought to justice.
For statement e release on X, oga Nwoko advise all parties wey dey involved to maintain calm and make dem no retaliate as dat fit worsen di problem.
E add say male authorities cary out thorough investigation into di incident and
“Make both state and federal goments quickly setup an all-inclusive panel to investigate di underlying causes of di crisis between di two communities, di reason for military intervention, plus di resulting casualties on both sides.”
Former Nigeria vice president Atiku Abubakar for im reaction to di killing, urge military authorities to exercise restraints for dia response.