Okowa Mourns Delta Police Operatives Killed In Anambra

Delta state Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa has commiserated with the Delta Police Command and families of police officers killed by gunmen in Anambra.

Charles Aniagwu, State Commissioner for Information, who briefed newsmen on the issue on Saturday in Asaba, said the officers were ambushed and killed around 1.30p.m on Friday on Ihiala-Orlu Road enroute Umuahia while on official duty.

He gave the names of the killed officers as Inspectors Lucky Aleh; Celestine Nwadiokwu and Jude Obuh who were attached to the Explosives Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Unit in Government House, Asaba.

He said the late officers would be greatly missed for their contributions to the peace and development of Delta.

Aniagwu described the unfortunate killing of the officers as barbaric and unacceptable in a country seeking to be united again for peace and development.

Aniagwu called on security agencies in the country to fish out the killers and bring them to book so that Nigerians can once again live peacefully in any part of the country.

“What is happening in parts of this country today, particularly in the South East, is not healthy for our development as a country because the elections are very very close.

“The security we are asking for are not just for the purpose of the elections. It is also something that everybody wants. We should be able to have security at every given time; that way, we would have development.

“We must also plead with our brothers and sisters who may have taken guns on the account of what they see as agitation to know that the best way to help our people is to allow peace to reign,” he said.

According to him, that way, development will take place in the South East.