Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate for 2023, has condemned the attack on US officials in Anambra State.
WITHIN NIGERIA reported that four persons lost their lives in a tragic incident that occurred in Ogbaru Local Government Area on Tuesday.
DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, the state command’s Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident in a subsequent statement, noting that the victims included two police officers and two US Consulate officials.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the former governor of Anambra State expressed condolences to the families of the deceased, the US Embassy, and other international organizations involved.
According to Peter Obi, the country’s rising crime rate is linked to the country’s high unemployment and poverty rate.
He said;
I just got the most reprehensible news of the attack and killing of some international humanitarian workers in Anambra state, which happened on Tuesday. This despicable act is highly condemnable.
My heartfelt sympathy goes to the families of the deceased, the United States Embassy and other charitable International agencies involved. Nothing can be more deplorable than that somebody has to die while rendering a charity job for a people and a nation in need.
The rising crime rate in our community and country is not unconnected with the frightening rising poverty level and unemployment of youths in our land which is a consequence of a prolonged leadership failure over the years.
When youths in their product ages remain idle for a prolonged time the devil finds in them veritable tools to build workshops in. Our redemption remains a quick turnaround from consumption to production.
I urge the appropriate security agencies to put no stone unturned in ensuring that the perpetrators of these wicked and abominable acts are fished out and made to face the full wrath of the law.
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