President Muhammadu Buhari has described the attack on the
police command headquarters and correctional facility in Owerri, Imo state
capital, as an act of terrorism.
Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on
media and publicity, said Buhari has directed security agencies to go after the
perpetrators.
Several inmates were freed in the early hours of Monday as
gunmen attacked a federal correctional facility in the state.
The police command in Owerri was also attacked with some
vehicles razed in the incident.
Buhari asked security and intelligence agencies to clampdown
on terrorists in the state, adding that freed inmates should be rearrested.
“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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