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Imo Attack: Buhari Orders Police To Go After ‘Terrorists’, Rearrest Jail Escapees
- Buhari enjoined security and intelligence agencies to clampdown on terrorists in the state, adding that the freed inmates should be rearrested.
President Muhammadu Buhari says those who carried out the attack on the police command headquarters and correctional facility in Owerri, Imo state capital, are terrorists.
Ekohotblog had reported that several inmates were freed during the attack by gunmen in the early hours of Monday.
The police command in Owerri was also attacked with some vehicles razed in the incident.
Buhari in a statement by Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, described the attack as an as an ‘act of terrorism’.
The president implored citizens to be at alert so as to ensure that any attempt to breach public peace by ‘anarchist’ is thwarted.
“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,” the statement reads.
“He also called for the best efforts to be made to rearrest fleeing prison detainees, many of whom are believed to be deadly criminals.
“President Buhari then appealed to members of the public to assist the law enforcement agencies with any relevant information that could lead to the apprehension of these criminals who perpetrated this despicable act.
“He also urged members of the public to be vigilant as all of us have a stake in preserving our way of life from disruption by terrorists and anarchists while the Federal Government will use every available tool at its disposal to confront and terminate this bare-faced anarchy.”
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